BY IAN CROUCH
Three men are due to face courts in Newcastle and Sydney today accused of being part of a massive international cocaine supply syndicate.
Detectives investigating the gambling of a large amount of money at a casino uncovered the supply ring operating in NSW.
With the help of the United States Navy and Coast Guard, more than 17-hundred kilograms of cocaine was intercepted on vessels off the coat of Columbia and Ecuador in October and April with an estimated street value of 900-million dollars.
It's claimed the haul was part of conspiracy to supply 3000 kilograms of the drug.
Officers substituted the seized drugs destined for a Lake Macquarie storage facility.
A 42-year-old man was arrested yesterday attempting to access the items and a 37-year-old man was arrested in a nearby car park.
A third man, aged 58 was arrested at Sans Souci.
They've been charged with large commercial drug supply offences and refused bail to front court today.
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