Behind The White Line | Ep 2 | Taking the bait
5/28/202629 min
In episode two of Behind the White Line, drones patrol the night sky as police drop 1.2 tonne of fake cocaine bricks into the Indian Ocean. It doesn’t take long for an unsuspecting crew to reel in their ‘catch’ but as the weather turns nasty, things go from bad to worse for the cocaine syndicate, as cops make their move.
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Richard Baker· Host0:09
[suspenseful music] [waves crashing] Drones patrol the night skies above the Indian Ocean, where WA Police have just dropped 1.2 tons of fake cocaine bricks into the water, 40 nautical miles from Perth. It's 3:00 AM on December 28, 2022. It's windy, and the ocean's in a bad mood. There's a team of highly caffeinated police officers watching and waiting at State Crime Command Headquarters.
Geoff Beros· Guest0:49
It's called a major incident room. Officers looking at the, uh, the optical surveillance. Also looking a- after the staff that were out on the, on the road, surveillance teams.
Richard Baker· Host0:59
Doesn't take long for a big fish to be attracted by the bait the police have put in the water. Detective Inspector Geoff Beros.
Geoff Beros· Guest1:07
[suspenseful music] The Catalina was more like a, a cruiser vessel, uh, with a cabin, um, you know, set up close to the drop zone. There's no reason for a vessel to be out at that location.
Richard Baker· Host1:19
But Geoff can't be certain the Catalina's there to collect the cocaine or just happens to be passing by. Turns out there's been a hitch with where the drugs were dumped in the water.
Geoff Beros· Guest1:29
We dropped