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7 September 2026

Trial begins for five people charged over 850kg cocaine haul near Rottnest

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Trial begins for five people charged over 850kg cocaine haul near Rottnest

Three men who allegedly set out on a boat to retrieve packages of cocaine off Rottnest Island on a "dark and stormy night" had to be rescued by water police, the WA Supreme Court hears.

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