The Australian Federal Police said they will apply to extradite Avlontis to WA to face a charge of importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug.
Three men were rescued from the ocean after they were found clinging to an esky on February 1 in the sea off southern WA.
The trio told police their boat capsized while they were fishing off the Albany coast when they were pulled from the water after sending a distress signal.
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