Media releases

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has made one arrest, and issued a further two arrest warrants, following an intricate and long-running foreign bribery investigation.

A 45-year-old Queensland man is expected to face Cleveland Magistrates Court today (17 November) on three offences relating to child abuse material allegedly found on his electronic devices.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) acknowledges the statement released today (16 November 2020) by the Commonwealth Ombudsman. 

A 29-year-old Melbourne man charged with allegedly breaching a Federal Court of Australia Control Order is expected to face Melbourne Magistrates Court today (Monday 16 November 2020).

A 28-year-old Japanese national has been jailed for nine years after an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into the importation of methamphetamine and ketamine in January of this year (2020).

Detectives from the Northern Territory Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) have arrested a 51-year-old man for possessing child abuse material.

An investigation into the importation of approximately 20 kilograms of methamphetamine resulted in the arrest of a 42-year-old man from Western Sydney yesterday.

A 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman have been charged with downloading and transmitting Child Abuse Material (CAM) after an Australian Federal Police (AFP) operation.

Three people have been jailed for almost 17 years combined for their involvement in the importation of 24 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed inside a shipment of treadmills imported into Melbourne from Thailand in October 2019.

A large-scale Australian Federal Police-led investigation into a network of alleged child sex offenders has identified 46 Australian victims, including 16 from a child care centre.