![Burton Island, where two suspects were found hiding [Photo:BBC]](https://www.fijivillage.com/news_images/14179601315d7aa15a5898c753948f.jpg)
Australian police believe they have busted an international drug smuggling ring.
Police were first alerted to the alleged plot when a UK and French national were found hiding on an island the day after their yacht ran aground off Western Australia.
The men's escape was thwarted by a sleeping seal (photo:BBC)
Officers also discovered an estimated $US688,000 worth of illicit drugs.
The suspects had reached the island with the help of an inflatable dinghy, and allegedly hidden the drugs ‑ including cocaine, ecstasy, and methamphetamine ‑ under some seaweed.
[Source:BBC]
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