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A new 10-part investigative podcast by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald will reveal the true story of the North Korean drug ship the Pong Su when it launches next week.

The Last Voyage of the Pong Su is the result of months of investigation and is based on unprecedented access to dozens of hours of electronic police surveillance as well as court files and interviews with key players speaking publicly for the first time. It reveals crucial new details of what remains one of Australia's most spectacular drug busts.

You can subscribe right now, for free, on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Episode One of The Last Voyage of the Pong Su comes out on October 8.

The 106-metre long Pong Su made global headlines in April 2003 when it appeared dangerously close to shore in huge seas near Lorne on Victoria's Great Ocean Road. In a dangerous, and ultimately fatal operation, the Pong Su delivered what was then a record cargo of 150 kilograms of heroin to shore, worth more than $100 million.