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Massive drug bust leads to discovery of new Pacific trafficking route with sophisticated "narco subs"

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A kilogram of cocaine is sold for up to $240,000 in Australia -- six times more than the price in the U.S. "It is a route that is becoming increasingly profitable because prices are much higher in Australia ," a security source says.

Colombia is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to the United States and Europe .

"This is perhaps the largest seizure of cocaine in transit made by Colombia in history," Colombia 's president says.

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