NSW Police have identified the body of a diver who died surrounded by bricks of cocaine worth millions as a South American man.
His body was found floating in waters at the Port of Newcastle on Monday, with police suspecting he was trying to bring ashore up to 50 kilograms of cocaine.
The man, who was dressed in tactical diving gear, was recovered alongside numerous packets of the illicit drug with a street value of up to $20million.
A post-mortem will be carried out on the diver as police…