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Seven men accused of massive methamphetamine importation off Geraldton face trial
Seven men are on trial in Western Australia’s Supreme Court accused of involvement in the importation into Geraldton of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $160 million.
Key points:
- The seven accused men deny the allegations against them
- The court heard police caught some of the accused “red-handed”
- The drugs are estimated to be worth $160 million
The men were arrested after bags of the drugs were seized by police after they were offloaded from a boat, which had allegedly met up with another vessel about three hundred nautical miles off the Mid West city in December 2017.
Stephen Baxter is one of the men, accused of trying to possess the drugs.
Crown prosecutor Heath Barklay QC told the court the other six men — Jabour…
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