Accused Kingpin ‘Behind $683 million Drug Plots’ Behind Bars

A man has been accused of being the Australian ringleader behind a botched drug import plot that led to cocaine blocks washing up on NSW beaches. Daniel Wayne Roberts, 36, in the past year allegedly played a major role in the importation of almost two tonnes of cocaine that had an estimated street value of $683 million. The Australian Federal Police said they also suspected he had been involved in plots to import a further 20 tonnes of drugs into Australia since late 2023. Roberts is accused of being the Australian head of a transnational organised crime organisation, using the name of notorious American gangster John Dillinger or “WANTED” in encrypted messages....