Media releases

An Australian criminal syndicate has been successfully disrupted after the arrest of man alleged to be a crucial component of the internationally linked group. 

The Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have officially joined forces.

Police have charged a 61-year-old male for allegedly possessing and accessing child exploitation material.

Drugs with an estimated potential street value of more than $23 million have been seized from a cargo ship that docked at Port Botany yesterday as part of a routine inspection conducted by Australian Border Force officers and investigators from the Polaris Joint Waterfront Taskforce (JWTF).

Police have arrested a 37-year-old Durack man for allegedly accessing, possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

A joint operation has resulted in two Sydney men being arrested for the alleged importation of more than three kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $1 million.

A 32-year-old Bunbury man is scheduled to appear in the Bunbury Magistrates Court today, charged with accessing and possessing child abuse material.

The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (NSW JCTT) has laid further charges against three men in connection with the murder of NSW Police employee Curtis Cheng in October last year.

A 40-year-old Melbourne man alleged to have facilitated multiple people smuggling ventures between 2010 and 2013 has been arrested overnight and has faced court today.

A 43-year-old South Australian man has been arrested and charged for his alleged involvement in the importation from Indonesia of approximately 60 kilograms of crystal methylamphetamine.