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A man from regional Victoria has been charged with exit trafficking and blackmail offences, after an AFP human trafficking investigation.

A South Australian man is expected to face Adelaide Magistrates Court yesterday (6 June, 2023) charged with child abuse-related offences. 

The AFP has charged two Chinese nationals for their alleged roles in a Sydney drug trafficking operation that was working with multiple criminal syndicates.

The AFP has revealed some of the state-of-the-art technology used to locate the illicit treasure troves of criminals across Australia.

The AFP has charged a US national following the alleged importation of a commercial quantity of methamphetamine hidden in rugs. ***Photos available via hightail***

An AFP covert online operative and senior child protection specialist has provided expert advice to Channel 9’s Parental Guidance television show to highlight the dangers children face online every day from predators seeking to groom them.

A Sydney man was sentenced in the Downing Centre Court today (Friday 2 June) to three years imprisonment for serious online child abuse material (CAM) offences.

A German national has appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court (31 May, 2023) for allegedly importing 3kg of methamphetamine through Sydney International Airport last month. The estimated street value for this amount of methamphetamine is $2.7 million, which is equal to about 30,000 individual street deals. ***Photos available via hightail***

A Western Australia man is expected to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today (2 June 2023), charged with possessing child abuse material.

Police have charged three men allegedly linked to a transnational serious organised crime syndicate that attempted to smuggle more than 800kg of cocaine into Australia hidden on a bulk cargo carrier. ***Vision available via Hightail***