Package containing 40kg of cocaine washes up on Norfolk Island
In a curious case on Norfolk Island, a package believed to contain about 40 kilograms worth of cocaine has washed up onshore. It was found by tourists on Tuesday afternoon at Anson Bay. Caleb Fotheringham has more.
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