Article 4PN19 British man charged over massive drug haul on remote Western Australian reef

British man charged over massive drug haul on remote Western Australian reef

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Police arrested Graham Kurt Palmer, 34, along with a 51-year-old French national after receiving call about grounded yacht

About one tonne of illicit drugs has been found on a Western Australian island after a yacht ran aground on a reef, with a British man and a French national charged over the massive seizure.

Members of the public on Monday told police about the stricken vessel named Zero near Stick Island, which is part of the Houtman Abrolhos archipelago west of Geraldton, and the unusual movements of its crew.

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