Media releases

A Sydney subcontractor who allegedly used his role as a trusted insider to aid in the importation of 230 kilograms of methamphetamine has been arrested as part of further investigations linked to Operation Ironside. He is scheduled to appear in Sydney Central Local Court today (Thursday, 12 August 2021). 

A 62-year-old West Australian man has been charged after authorities intercepted approximately five kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a package from the United States. He is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 11 August). 

UPDATE: Images of the heroin in mascara bottles are now available via hightail. A 28-year-old Perth man has been charged with attempting to possess approximately 440 grams of heroin hidden in mascara bottles.

A NSW man in court today (Friday, 6 August 2021) is facing an additional 59 child abuse-related offences following investigations by the Australian Federal Police. The man has now been charged with a total of 120 offences.

A 50-year-old Brisbane man faced Brisbane Magistrates Court today (Friday, 6 August 2021) charged with child abuse material offences following an Australian Federal Police (AFP) operation.

A 70-year-old man accused of paying to see children being sexually abused live on camera is expected to appear in court today (5 August 2021) to face more than 100 criminal charges after being charged with an additional 41 offences.

The Australian Federal Police is revealing how its digital artists created a series of unique age-progressed images that captured how seven Australians, who have been missing for up to 40 years, could look today. The images were featured in a series of short videos released this week as part of National Missing Persons Week 2021, which runs until Saturday with the theme of: “Their face might have changed. Missing them hasn’t”.

A 39-year-old man has been charged with preparation for foreign incursions as part of a Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigation into a group involved in travelling to Syria to engage in hostile activity.

A 29-year-old Toowoomba man has been sentenced to three years and two months in jail after pleading guilty to child exploitation offences following an Australian Federal Police child protection investigation.

A 24-year-old from western Sydney is today scheduled to become the 13th person to face court for his alleged role in a deceptive $20 million fraud and money laundering operation.