Andrew Coster: Police Commissioner won't say how exactly $500 million worth of cocaine was found in Pacific Ocean

The Mike Hosking Breakfast - A podcast by Newstalk ZB - Thursdays

Authorities aren't going into detail about exactly how they managed to intercept half a billion dollars worth of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean. The 3.2 tonne discovery is New Zealand's largest ever find by some margin. It's expected to land a major financial blow to the international illicit drug market, with the drug likely being destined for Australia. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told Mike Hosking authorities won't say how they were able to find the 81 bales of cocaine. He says they don't want to give too much away about their methods, but it was a multi-agency operation involving a number of countries. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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