AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2001
Fed: Nothing found on boat off Queensland
The federal government says an intensive search of a fishing vessel off the north Queensland
coast has failed to turn up either drugs or illegal immigrants.
A spokeswoman for Justice and Customs Minister CHRIS ELLISON says the Triple Glory
is still anchored off Cairns but is free to go at any time.
The spokeswoman says customs officers searched the vessel using sniffer dogs and an
ion scan drug detector.
The Triple Glory, a live fish carrier whose last port of call was Hong Kong, sparked
a major Customs and Coastwatch operation as it sailed down the Queensland coast.
It was shadowed by a Coastwatch aircraft and photographed as it moved along the coast.
AAP RTV mb/daw/hn
KEYWORD: BOAT QLD (CANBERRA)
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