Police smash cocaine ring in Christmas Day raid

By Rachel Olding, Latika Bourke, Rachel Browne
Updated January 3 2017 - 3:22pm, first published December 29 2016 - 6:47pm
Police arrest a number of alleged drug traffickers on Christmas Day. Photo: NSW Police
Police arrest a number of alleged drug traffickers on Christmas Day. Photo: NSW Police
The men were aged between 29 and 63 years old and have all been refused bail. Photo: NSW Police
The men were aged between 29 and 63 years old and have all been refused bail. Photo: NSW Police
Former rugby league player John Tobin (middle row, third from right) was one of the men arrested. Photo: Supplied
Former rugby league player John Tobin (middle row, third from right) was one of the men arrested. Photo: Supplied
Arrested: maritime worker Reuben John Dawe. Photo: Facebook
Arrested: maritime worker Reuben John Dawe. Photo: Facebook
The cocaine seized by police. Photo: Rachel Browne
The cocaine seized by police. Photo: Rachel Browne
This image shows a boat carrying 500kg of cocaine that was originally picked up in Fiji. Photo: Supplied
This image shows a boat carrying 500kg of cocaine that was originally picked up in Fiji. Photo: Supplied

A former rugby league first grade player, a Bondi entrepreneur and several fishermen are among 15 men arrested on Christmas Day in a multimillion-dollar cocaine ring bust.

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