Six men have been charged over an alleged multimillion-dollar import ring along Australia’s east coast, after police uncovered an international drug-smuggling operation sparked by the discovery of a large quantity of cocaine in regional Queensland.

Nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine was found at a Mackay boat ramp in May after emergency services responded to reports of a flatbed crane truck on fire.

Police believed the drugs had arrived from overseas, and launched an operation to investigate the incident.

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