Prosecutors ask judge to reject appeal of former Vice Media worker convicted of recruiting cocaine mules

Prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss the long-awaited appeal of Ali Lalji, a former Vice Media employee in Canada who was convicted of helping arrange cocaine smuggling into Australia, saying his arguments raise no issues requiring the court’s intervention.

Lalji, now 37, was arrested seven years ago this month and convicted in 2021 of conspiracy to import cocaine into Australia, but he still hasn’t started his prison term; he remains on bail waiting for his appeal.

His...