Coke on the rocks: the story behind the $60 million drug bust
When a Japanese whaling boat sails into the vast expanse of ocean between Australia and Antarctica it usually means the hunt is on.
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Nino Bucci
Nino is a crime reporter at The Age.
Melbourne arrests over $60m of cocaine found on whale boat off Tasmania
A Melbourne organised crime syndicate are suspected of masterminding a scheme to import $60 million worth of cocaine using a former Japanese whaling vessel, which was boarde by authorities last month despite never entering Australian waters.
'Why did you have to leave us like this?' - three dead after toxic drugs
He was young, confident and handsome, with more than a passing resemblance to New Zealand rugby and boxing star Sonny Bill Williams.Â
'I have never been so scared in my life': Woman chased, punched in Brighton carjacking
A woman who was punched in the face and had her car stolen in Brighton by four men says she has never been so scared in her life.
Entrepreneur Ben Cowen killed in Fairhaven paragliding crash
Entrepreneur and business leader Ben Cowen has died in a paragliding accident while holidaying with his family in Fairhaven.
Reigning Australian Open boys champion charged with match fixing
Reigning Australian Open boys champion Oliver Anderson has been charged with a match fixing offence which allegedly occurred at a tennis tournament in Traralgon.Â
Youth crime crisis: 10-year-olds charged with at least 20 crimes
Crime data on every youth offender in Victoria has revealed two 10-year-olds were charged with more than 20 crimes each in the past year, and confirmed police and state government fears that a hardcore group of prolific youngsters are committing hundreds of offences.
Two years after 'freestyle woman' left home, police fear the worst
Homicide Squad detectives are appealing for public assistance following the suspicious disappearance of 45-year-old Rosebud woman Joanne Martell.
Fugitive Calabrian mafia figure one of slain lawyer's final clients
A Calabrian mafia figure who evaded Italian police for five years by hiding in Australia met Joseph 'Pino' Acquaro in Melbourne only days before the lawyer was executed.
Man killed by New Year's Eve firecracker in Gippsland
A Victorian man has been killed by an exploding firecracker.
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