Event Brief
Couple jailed for 13 years over $121m cocaine yacht haul
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 2:17 AM ET
Summary: A couple has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, with a non-parole period of five and a half years, after collecting almost 500 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a yacht in Townsville in 2023. The court heard they drilled into the yacht’s hull to remove hundreds of packages worth about $121 million.
WHO: A French couple
WHAT: Sentenced to 13 years in prison for collecting almost 500 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a yacht, including drilling into the vessel’s hull to remove the drugs.
WHEN: 2023
WHERE: Townsville, Australia
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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