Aussie Olympic hero Nathan Baggaley guilty of failed $200m cocaine plot

Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru have been found guilty of plotting to smuggle up to $200 million of cocaine into Australia.

Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru have been found guilty of plotting to smuggle up to $200 million of cocaine into Australia.

Nathan Baggaley, a world champion kayaker and Olympic silver medallist, was accused of helping his younger brother import 650 kilograms of cocaine into the country in 2018.

Both men had pleaded not guilty but were found guilty on Thursday by a Brisbane Supreme Court jury.

Nathan Baggaley was found guilty of plotting to smuggle cocaine - Photo Supplied

The containers of cocaine the brothers tried to smuggle into Australia. - Photo Supplied

Dru Baggaley had got the cocaine from a foreign boat off the NSW coast along with Anthony Draper, who he testified earlier was the mastermind behind the plot.

The duo were travelling on a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) purchased by Nathan Baggaley and ended up throwing the bundles of cocaine into the water.

They were arrested before being able to make the shore after being ordered to stop by a chasing navy patrol boat.

Nathan Baggaley bought the RHIB and had it fitted with a navigation system and satellite phone while he also took it to the Brunswick Heads boat ramp.

Draper was sentenced in February last year to 13 years in jail while the Baggaley brothers will be sentenced on a later date that is yet to be confirmed.

Dru Baggaley going to pick up cocaine - Photo Supplied

Blocks of cocaine seized - Photo Supplied

Originally published as Aussie Olympic hero Nathan Baggaley guilty of failed $200m cocaine plot