 | Perth HA Luke Cook, 34, and his Thai wife Kanyarat Wechapitak, 40, were charged in relation to a 2015 plot to smuggle $300m of crystal meth into Thailand and then onto Australia. Cook masterminded the shipment of drugs from China to Thailand.
The shipment was dumped off the southeastern Thai province of Chonburi after being spotted by Thai authorities. 200 kg of the drug later washed ashore at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong province in June 2015. Police say Cook was paid $10m by the Hells Angels to buy and store the drugs for later shipment to Australia. | |