World champion kayaker Nathan Baggaley was actively involved in a bungled cocaine-smuggling plot his younger brother helped plan, a Brisbane judge has found.
The brothers were each found guilty by a jury of one count of attempting to import a commercial quantity of cocaine in April, but are yet to be sentenced.
Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Ann Lyons heard submissions earlier this month on the men s role and degree of involvement in the importation attempt before Dru Baggaley headed 360 kilometres out to sea on a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) in July 2018.
Kayaker Nathan Baggaley won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games. He and his brother Dru have been found guilty of attempted cocaine importation
A judge has ruled former Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother knew exactly what they were trying to smuggle into Australia. The ruling will have a heavy impact on sentencing.
Judge torpedoes Olympian and brotherâs story over high-seas cocaine plot
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A last-ditch attempt for leniency by the lawyers defending drug-smuggling Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother Dru has failed, with the pair to be sentenced in two monthsâ time.
On Monday, Justice Ann Lyons rejected Druâs argument that he thought they were picking up tobacco packages, and she ruled Nathan knew what the boat he purchased was to be used for.
Justice Lyons said Dru was âa principal organiserâ of the failed importation of cocaine by arranging for the purchase of the boat and recruiting co-offender Anthony Draper.
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Subscriber only Former Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother had actual knowledge that the heavy bundles they were trying to smuggle into Australia contained cocaine and were actively involved in the importation, a judge has ruled. Supreme Court Justice Ann Lyons today agreed with the prosecution submission that the brothers were aware of what they were importing when they planned for Dru Baggaley to meet a large foreign ship 360km out to sea to pick up more than 650kg of cocaine worth up to $200 million. Former Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley. Last month a Supreme Court jury found the pair guilty of attempting to import a commercial quantity of cocaine into Australia, and are yet to be sentenced.
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