Media releases

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) led ThinkUKnow program continues to deliver online child safety education and awareness presentations to schools and organisations, with a record 220,000 students reached during 2018-19.

Two men have been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and a third sentenced to three years and three months imprisonment for their role in an organised crime syndicate importing illegal firearm parts concealed inside children’s toys.

A joint law enforcement operation spanning six months and three countries has resulted in the seizure of 645kg of MDMA in Sydney, and the arrest of two people.

CEBU CITY – A 33-year-old Filipino male was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty today to producing “child pornography” under Republic Act No. 9775.

A 41-year-old man was sentenced to six months’ jail yesterday (13 December) after pleading guilty to assaulting a SERCO guard and damaging property at Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre.

A 43-year-old man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (13 December) charged over alleged drug dealing in 2017.

A 31 year old Werribee man is set to face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today, charged in relation to child exploitation offences, after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers executed a search warrant at his property on Thursday (December 12, 2019).

A 33-year-old New South Wales man has been jailed after Australian Federal Police located almost $188,000 in a bag at the Gold Coast Airport in January 2019.

Members of the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (Qld JCTT) today charged a man from the Gold Coast in relation to alleged terrorism offences.

22 people have been charged with 56 offences following a nationally coordinated operation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP)-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE), together with state and territory police.