A musician who sailed a catamaran jammed with 700 kilograms of cocaine from Tahiti to NSW has been jailed for at least sixer days later on a evaluate establish he was just tortuous in the crime for 24 hours.

Craig Lembke denied knowledgeable the drugs were on board, merely was institute guilty in October of importation a transaction amount of cocaine, obscure in the Gemini hulls of the 13-cadence catamaran Skarabej in belatedly 2017.

The quantity of complete cocain in the 700kg of tweed powderize seized by police was 548kg, with a street prize of $245 meg.






Craig Lembke denied on that point were drugs out of sight in the duplicate hulls of the 13-meter catamaran Skarabej in recently 2017 (stock)


In the Territory Solicit in Coffs Harbor on Friday, Guess Jonathon Priestley jailed Lembke for ennead age with a non-word of honor menstruum of sextuplet days.

He launch Lembe's deplorable involvement was modified to the 24 hours from November 14 to 15, 2017, when the catamaran was moored in Lake Macquarie, cheeseparing the Toronto Ruler Centrifugal Racing yacht Club.

He spurned the pate disceptation that Lembke knew around the importation in October 2017 ahead the yacht odd Tahiti, having unchallenged an proffer of $500,000 for the trigger off.






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'I am not satisfied in that respect was whatever crack made of $500,000 prior to his return,' the judge said.

The test was told the pilot design was for price ninja Lembke to cruise the Skarabej to Pittwater on Sydney's Northern beaches, where the drugs would be offloaded.

But this changed when the consortium extremity apt the caper of taking the cocaine polish off the catamaran couldn't be contacted and it was distinct to dispatch the drugs at Lake Macquarie.






In the Zone Motor inn in Coffs Harbor (pictured) on Friday, Try Jonathon Priestley confined Lembke for Nina from Carolina long time with a non-countersign period of time of sestet years


The evaluator establish this was when Lembke's modified engagement took place, when he facilitated the removal of the do drugs from the racing yacht by victimization a minuscule gravy boat to lease someone slay and bewilder his luncheon.

He was offered $500,000 and mustiness and so make been aware the freight was of considerable valuate and burden.

A name run looker - a crime syndicate extremity WHO cannot be called - gave treacherous prove.

'It was unmanageable to ascertain when, if ever, he was weighty the truth,' the estimate aforesaid.

'In my view, the inference is unfastened that the demonstrate shows (Lembke) was uneasy to guarantee he was non tortuous in malefactor activity, until at to the lowest degree anterior to Nov 14.'

The tonality witness, WHO pleaded guilty to do drugs importation, was captive for 19 years, receiving a considerable bank discount for his supplication and service to government.

The jurist aforesaid the attestor had clearly been a trusted older see carrying away instructions, qualification decisions and jell to build millions, in counterpoint to Lembke's selfsame legal brief affaire and part.

Many referees spoke extremely of Lembke, describing him as existence passionate near medicine and sailing, and having a 'spurn for wealth'.

 



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