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Photo: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/pexels.com A Sydney man has been put on good behaviour bonds after he admitted to illegally importing nuclear material and radioactive substances. The man was sentenced in Downing Local Court on Friday, April 11, after he was summoned to court in March 2024 and pled guilty to two counts of moving and possessing…
The heroin found in the luggage. Photo: AFP. A 75-year-old NSW woman will serve at least eight years behind bars after a third conviction for importing heroin. The Cabramatta woman, 75, was sentenced to 12 years’ jail by the Victorian Country Court on April 1 with eight years non-parole for importing 5.1kg of heroin in…
The ore carrier Kokoo berthed at Noumea. Pictures: French Customs/ABF The Australian Border Force (ABF) has helped French customs officers in Noumea seize a record haul of illegal tobacco bound for Australia. Nearly 76 tonnes of contraband cigarettes, worth almost A$57m, was found hidden in an ore carrier that authorities believe was intended to serve…
This fishing boat was intercepted off Cobourg Peninsula on January 4. Photo: ABF The Australian Border Force (ABF) have seized six tonnes of sea cucumber and intercepted 12 fishing poaching boats in Northern Territory waters in just a month. ABF acting Commander Tracie Griffin says the results show their Operation Lunar is having an immediate impact…
Engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs can no longer be imported as of January 1, 2025. Photo: stock Engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs can no longer be imported after a ban took effect on New Year’s Day (January 1, 2025). According to the Australian Border Force (ABF), stone items containing more than 1 per…
Nazi stick grenades and parts that were recovered during the raid. Photo: ABF Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have seized Nazi grenades, daggers, a mine, armbands and anti-aircraft shell from two Perth homes. On Tuesday, December 10, ABF and West Australian Police officers and Defence explosive specialists raided properties in Bassendean and Bellevue. The ABF…
Australian Border Force boats on patrol off Cape York. Photo: ABF Illegal Indonesian fishing boats are the target of a new multi-agency maritime border campaign announced today. And land patrols will be increased in remote areas, and Aboriginal communities, to boost surveillance of the northern coastline. Operation Lunar will be led by Australian Border Force…
The boat is searched at a marina in Hervey Bay. Photo: AFP Two juveniles are among 13 people charged over the discovery of Australia’s largest cocaine shipment in Queensland. The 13 have been charged by Australian Federal Police of trying to import 2.34 tonnes of cocaine, worth $760 million, by sea. The AFP says the…
Border and fisheries officers seized and destroyed these illegal fishing boats in October. Picture: ABF The Northern Territory Government is calling for a stronger federal response to illegal fishing boats and people smuggling. The call follows an alert to police of nine Chinese nationals walking on the road on Tuesday night towards Gunbalanya, in western…
Photo: ABF A South Australian firm has been fined $14,000 for the illegal export of chemicals that were used in gas warfare during WWI. The Australian Border Force (ABF) says the chemical company exported 700 litres of chloropicrin. The chemical (also known as nitrochloroform) is used in agriculture as a soil fumigant but was also…