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Several packages of cocaine washed up on Australia’s east coast
Police are warning the public not to touch or open the packages. photo
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A different kind of Christmas package: Packages containing cocaine were found on beaches in southeastern Australia, the police are warning the population.
Several are suspected to be present on beaches in southeastern Australia Packages filled with cocaine washed up.
Since Friday evening, a total of seven packages covered in barnacles have been found on beaches between the metropolis of Sydney and the city of Newcastle, about 100 kilometers further north, said the police in the state of New South Wales. Preliminary investigations suggested they contained cocaine.
It was said that the area had been searched extensively in the past few days. Police warned the public not to touch or open the packages.