Police seized 28 bags of drugs along with Australian currency.
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An overloaded plane crashed shortly after take-off in Papua New Guinea after being overloaded with cocaine headed to Australia.
Police believe the Cessna plane was carrying over one thousand pounds of cocaine which is worth about $57 million. Five men have been arrested.
"The AFP (Australian Federal Police) alleges greed played a significant part in the syndicate's activities and cannot rule out that the weight of the cocaine had an impact on the plane's ability to take off,", police said in a statement.
If convicted the men could face life in prison,
"These arrests prove no matter how sophisticated or opportunistic organised crime's attempts are, or the methods they use, law enforcement is keeping pace and causing maximum damage to these criminal ventures," AFP Deputy Commissioner Ian McCartney said.
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