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Master and chief harged for drug smuggling

Two crew members of the 'St. Pinot' have been brought up on charges for their alleged roles in smuggling cocaine into Western Australia on the bulk carrier. The men, both from Montenegro, were serving as master, 43, and chief engineer, 39, on board the ship. They have been charged with importing a commercial quantity of cocaine by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and are expected to face Perth Magistrates Court on Friday. Police alleged the pair knew cocaine was hidden on board the ship and planned to drop it overboard off the Fremantle coast to be collected by another group. The master allegedly instructed other crew members to alter the vessel's course as it neared Fremantle Port to rendezvous with another vessel, a cabin cruiser, named No Fixed Address, but police said the planned exchange failed.The men allegedly then attempted to conceal the drugs by filling the ballast tank that the drugs were hidden in with water and instructed members of the crew to backdate logs and provide false information to shipping agent authorities.The two Montenegrin nationals have each been charged with one count of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, namely cocaine, into Australia, contrary to section 307.1(1) of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth). They were facng a maximum penalty of life imprisonment if convicted.

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