Alleged drug smuggling ring used quad bike tyres, luxury yacht, fishing boats

By Rachel Olding
Updated December 30 2016 - 8:13pm, first published 7:29pm
Fijian-Australian businessman Mohammed Shaheed Khan was acquitted over involvement in the Fiji drug importation. Photo: Baljeet Singh/The Fiji Times
Fijian-Australian businessman Mohammed Shaheed Khan was acquitted over involvement in the Fiji drug importation. Photo: Baljeet Singh/The Fiji Times
Australian father Ethan Kai (left) was sentenced to 15 years in prison by Fiji's High Court. Photo: Baljeet Singh/The Fiji Times
Australian father Ethan Kai (left) was sentenced to 15 years in prison by Fiji's High Court. Photo: Baljeet Singh/The Fiji Times
The Dalrymplye fishing vessel is raided at the Brooklyn Marina. Photo: NSW Police Media
The Dalrymplye fishing vessel is raided at the Brooklyn Marina. Photo: NSW Police Media
AFP officers stand guard over some of the 500 kilograms of cocaine seized during the Christmas Day bust in NSW. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers stand guard over some of the 500 kilograms of cocaine seized during the Christmas Day bust in NSW. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Darren Mohr was arrested for his alleged involvement in the cocaine smuggling ring. Photo: Rachel Olding
Darren Mohr was arrested for his alleged involvement in the cocaine smuggling ring. Photo: Rachel Olding
The yacht Vague a L'ame is intercepted by the French Polynesia Armed Forces near Tahiti. Photo: LeJournal
The yacht Vague a L'ame is intercepted by the French Polynesia Armed Forces near Tahiti. Photo: LeJournal

An alleged multi-million-dollar drug smuggling ring smashed by police on Christmas Day used quad bike tyres to hide one shipment but allegedly made no attempt to conceal their biggest – a 606-kilogram haul of cocaine on a Panama-flagged yacht.

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