The haul, worth around $760m Australian dollars, was found on board after police acted on a tip-off that the gang was planning a multi-tonne smuggling operation.

Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland

The detained people are suspected to be members of a drug smuggling syndicate aboard a mothership sailing in international waters. This is the biggest haul of cocaine ever seized in Australia, with an estimated resale value of AUS $760m (£388m), police said.

Australian police have seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects’ boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said. The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars (£388 million) and equalled as many as 11.

Australian police have arrested 13 individuals in connection with the country's largest-ever cocaine bust, uncovering a significant drug trafficking operation.

Australian police said on Monday they have arrested and charged 13 people over a record cocaine bust in the country's history.

The cocaine, which has an estimated street value of $760 million, was seized after the boat it was on broke down.

A whopping 2.34 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of $760 million was seized from a vessel off the coast of Queensland on Saturday.

The Australian Federal Police has charged 11 men and two juveniles over an alleged conspiracy to import 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Queensland by sea.

Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a fishing boat that had broken down near the coast of Queensland, arresting 13 people alleged to be part of a drug-smuggling syndicate.

Australian police seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine and arrested 13 people in raids after the suspects' boat broke down off the coast of Queensland, authorities said Monday.