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15 August 2025
Wangaratta police aid major Hume Freeway drug bust

Wangaratta police have assisted in a major North East drug bust, after officers seized more than 40kg of cocaine following an intercept on the Hume Freeway on Wednesday afternoon.

A Victoria Police spokesperson said Wangaratta and Wodonga Highway Patrol officers pulled over a B-Double truck just outside Barnawartha around 3:45pm.

A search of the truck by highway patrol members, assisted by speci...

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