Sydney cocaine ring bust largest in Australian history

By Rachel Browne and Rachel Olding
Updated December 30 2016 - 9:18am, first published December 29 2016 - 4:17pm
Former rugby league player John Tobin was one of the men arrested. Photo: Supplied
Former rugby league player John Tobin was one of the men arrested. Photo: Supplied
Darren Mohr was one of 15 men allegedly involved the drug syndicate Photo: Daniel Adams
Darren Mohr was one of 15 men allegedly involved the drug syndicate Photo: Daniel Adams
The AFP acting assistant commissioner Chris Sheehan and NSW Police Force assistant commissioner Mark Jenkins announcing the arrests in Sydney. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The AFP acting assistant commissioner Chris Sheehan and NSW Police Force assistant commissioner Mark Jenkins announcing the arrests in Sydney. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers stand guard over some of the cocaine seized during the Christmas Day drug bust. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers stand guard over some of the cocaine seized during the Christmas Day drug bust. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Some of the 500kilo cocaine seized during the Christmas Day bust in NSW. 29th December, 2016. Photo: Kate Geraghty Photo: Kate Geraghty
Some of the 500kilo cocaine seized during the Christmas Day bust in NSW. 29th December, 2016. Photo: Kate Geraghty Photo: Kate Geraghty
Police arrest Darren John Mohr, 42, over his role in the cocaine syndicate. Photo: NSW Police Media
Police arrest Darren John Mohr, 42, over his role in the cocaine syndicate. Photo: NSW Police Media
The Dalrymple vessel is raided at the Brooklyn Marina on the Central Coast. Photo: NSW Police Media
The Dalrymple vessel is raided at the Brooklyn Marina on the Central Coast. Photo: NSW Police Media
Officers examine drugs seized from a dinghy as it moored in Parsley Bay on the NSW Central Coast. Photo: NSW Police Media
Officers examine drugs seized from a dinghy as it moored in Parsley Bay on the NSW Central Coast. Photo: NSW Police Media
Police allege the syndicate attempted to ship 500 kilograms into Parsley Bay, on the NSW Central Coast, in this inflatable boat. Photo: NSW Police Media
Police allege the syndicate attempted to ship 500 kilograms into Parsley Bay, on the NSW Central Coast, in this inflatable boat. Photo: NSW Police Media

The gang behind the largest cocaine bust in Australian history have been described by police as a "robust, resilient and determined syndicate" behind a number of alleged attempts to import large quantities of drugs into the country.

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