Australian Police have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine from a broken-down boat off the coast of Queensland, authorities said on Monday. Eleven men and two juveniles were arrested, including the vessel's crew and others waiting on the shore to collect the illegal shipment.

Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate.

Australian authorities have seized 2.3 tonnes of cocaine off Queensland’s coast, making it the largest cocaine bust in Australia's history.

The detained people are suspected to be members of a drug smuggling syndicate aboard a mothership sailing in international waters. This is the biggest haul of cocaine ever seized in Australia, with an estimated resale value of AUS $760m (£388m), police said.

The cocaine, which has an estimated street value of $760 million, was seized after the boat it was on broke down.

Eleven men and two juveniles have been charged following an investigation into a transnational organized crime syndicate

The Australian Federal Police has charged 13 people with attempting to import 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into the country by boat.

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat and arrested 13 people in raids. The drugs had a sale value of $494 million and investigators told reporters in Brisbane that the drugs were transported from an unidentified South American country.

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday. The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million) and equaled as many as 11.

A group of 13 men, including two minors, have been charged as part of the largest-ever cocaine bust in Australian history.