Lake Macquarie yacht drug bust: two men sentenced for 991-kilogram methamphetamine bust

Matt Carr
Updated July 23 2021 - 7:18pm, first published 12:37pm
INTERCEPTED: The drugs were seized after the yacht La Fayette was intercepted off the Hunter coast last year. Picture: AFP
INTERCEPTED: The drugs were seized after the yacht La Fayette was intercepted off the Hunter coast last year. Picture: AFP

TWO men will spend years in prison after a yacht carrying almost a ton of methamphetamine was intercepted off Lake Macquarie.

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Matt Carr

Matt Carr

Newcastle Herald deputy editor

Matt began his Newcastle Herald career as a cadet in 2009. He is a Walkley nominated reporter who has covered councils, police and general news rounds across the Upper Hunter, Port Stephens, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Newcastle. Now his focus is on digital storytelling and breaking news.

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