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BREAKING | CRAIG LEMBKE JAILED OVER COCAINE YACHT IMPORT
Newcastle musician, Craig Lembke has been jailed for at least 6 years for helping import hundreds of millions of dollars of cocaine on board a yacht.
Lembke was sentenced to a maximum 9 years in Coffs Harbour District Court this afternoon.
The 50-year was found guilty of sailing the 13-metre catamaran, which was packed with 700-kilograms of cocaine, from Tahiti to Toronto in 2017.
He’s the third person to be jailed over the drug haul.
Lembke will be eligible for parole in November 2023.
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