Where was the gear? Where was the 59 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $20 million that was supposed to be concealed in the containers?
Nearly 60 kgs of cocaine was seized after it was discovered concealed in two shipping containers of frozen fish from Peru.
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Things had been going from bad to worse for the former mechanic-turned-property developer and scaffolder since he decided to try his hand as a seafood importer last September.
But this was supposed to be his pay day.
Mavris was drowning in more than $6 million in debt, owing everyone from the tax office, friends and development financiers charging more than 20 per cent interest on short-term loans.
Now the Herald can reveal the extraordinary details around …
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