Norwegian diving duo jailed for 10 years each for smuggling drugs in bulker’s sea chest

Two Norwegian men have been jailed for approximately 10 years each for attempting to possess 80kg of cocaine smuggled into Australia in 2023 concealed as a parasitic attachment on the hull of a bulk carrier.

A 53-year-old man was sentenced on August 13 by the Newcastle District Court to nine years’ and 11 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years and 11 months.

It comes after his accomplice, a 35-year-old man, was sentenced by the same court on March 13, to 10 years’ and two months imprisonment, with a non-parole