Media releases

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested three men and served a Court Attendance Notice on another woman as part of a long-running investigation into people assisting the parental abduction of children across Australia.

A Sydney-based pharmacist and a male associate have been charged as part of a joint agency investigation into illicit drug supply.

A 23-year-old Melbourne man will face court today for alleged child sexual assault and exploitation offences.  

Three men are due to appear before court today (Friday 12 October), following an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into alleged drug trafficking offences.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) can confirm it received a referral from the Department of Home Affairs on 30 August 2018 regarding an unauthorised disclosure of information.

A 47-year-old man from Cyprus has been arrested and charged at Sydney International Airport after authorities found methamphetamine concealed in the lining of his suitcase.

Three people have been arrested and 496 kilograms of MDMA seized following a joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) operation in Sydney. The MDMA was concealed in four industrial mincing machines in a shipping container that arrived in Port Botany from Turkey on Friday, 28 September 2018.

On 30 September 2018, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) located and recovered Layla Leisha.

A joint international investigation has led to the seizure of approximately 500 kilograms of cocaine in the Solomon Islands and the arrest of two men in Sydney allegedly involved in planning to import the drugs into Australia.

Police are seeking witnesses after a parcel containing around 20kgs of cocaine was located offshore near Trial Bay, NSW, on Wednesday (26 September 2018).