NSW Police to launch criminal investigation into Ruby Princess saga

The Ruby Princess cruise ship scandal will be scrutinised in a criminal investigation.

The Ruby Princess cruise ship is seen from Kurnell National Park in Sydney. Source: AAP

A criminal investigation will be launched into how cruise line operator Carnival Australia was allowed to disembark the Ruby Princess in Sydney and spread coronavirus.

"The only way I can get to the bottom of whether our national biosecurity laws and our state laws were broken is through a criminal investigation," NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said on Sunday.

He said there was clear evidence COVID-19 had come from the Ruby Princess.

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