An exchange of information among several partners, including the Canadian Border Service Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security led them to focus on this specific ship. A dream cruise across half the globe has ended with a nightmare for three Quebecers who could face life in prison in Australia after local authorities allegedly discovered the equivalent of $30.5-million worth of cocaine in their luggage. Investigators are trying to determine through which port the drugs were brought onto the ship. Cocaine seizures have been on the increase in Australia in recent years. According to sources, during a raid investigators found accounting documents at one of the members that led them to believe there were ties to a distribution ring in Australia.

Source: thestar August 30, 2016 09:56 UTC