A man was arrested at Melbourne Airport on November 29 after an international manhunt. Photo: AFP NSW, federal and Victorian police have arrested and charged a man with 55 drug and firearm offences after a manhunt across four countries. The 32-year-old man was arrested in Melbourne on Friday, November 29, after he was deported from…
Photo: AFP Criminal groups recruiting overseas workers have been linked to a rise in human trafficking cases in Australia, according to federal police. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says criminals are targeting those looking for work in Australia and forcing them into forced labour exploitation, and debt bondage. The AFP says there has been a…
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…
AFP and Filipino officers search the Manila base of operations. Photo: AFP Federal police officers are working with Philippine authorities to identify Australian victims of online romance scam after more than 250 suspected cyber criminals were arrested in Manila on October 3. Soon after, two Australian Federal Police officers and a Manila-based liaison officer searched…
Photo: AFP A Victorian woman has been jailed for three years for defrauding the Australian Tax Office of $452,000. The woman, who was not identified by Australian Federal Police (AFP), was sentenced on Wednesday (November 20) to three years and six months’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 20 months. The AFP said she had…
Picture: supplied With modern slavery now a growing problem in Australia, the country’s two largest airports have teamed up to fight human trafficking. Sydney and Melbourne airports are teaming up with anti-slavery organisation A21 to run a “Can You See Me?” public awareness campaign, with help from the Australian Federal Police (AFP). As of Monday,…
The Riverwood man is taken into custody. Picture: AFP Australian Federal Police have charged a second person in Sydney over an international plot to import 100kg of methamphetamine into Australia, worth $92 million. The man, 31, appeared in Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday (November 6) and was formally refused bail. Australian Federal Police say…
The cocaine haul recovered from the ocean is recorded. Picture: AFP Two men who tried to import almost 600kg of cocaine but were thwarted during an ocean chase involving a Navy ship have been sentenced to a total of 28 years jail. The Australian Federal Police said that on Monday (November 4) in the Supreme…