Queensland Man Sentenced 22 Years Over 560kg WA Cocaine Import

Recent law enforcement actions have resulted in multiple drug-related arrests and convictions across Australia and the UK. In Australia, a Queensland man was sentenced to 22 years in prison for collecting about 560kg of cocaine off Western Australia's coast as part of a thwarted smuggling plot, with the drugs valued at $182 million in potential street deals. Another Queensland man involved in the same scheme received a similar sentence the previous year. In India, a man was caught at Cochin airport with over four kilograms of hybrid cannabis hidden in vacuum-sealed packets, with the drugs valued at over Rs 4 crore on the international market. In the UK, a driver was banned from driving for 12 months and fined after testing positive for cannabis with more than double the legal limit of THC in his blood, while another man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and cannabis in Blackburn and awaits sentencing. These cases highlight ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and impaired driving linked to cannabis and cocaine.