Media releases

A national co-ordinated policing campaign focused on detecting drugs being distributed via the Australian postal service was today detailed in Adelaide.

A man wanted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) since 2013 for his alleged involvement in smuggling people into Australia, has been charged following his extradition from Indonesia.

Today (Tuesday 11 July) detectives from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (a partnership between SAPOL's Special Crimes Investigation Branch and the Australian Federal Police) arrested a 35 year old man in the north - eastern suburbs for using a carriage service to access child exploitation material. 

Detectives from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (a partnership between the Australian Federal Police and South Australia Police’s Special Crimes Investigation Branch) yesterday arrested and charged a 50-year-old man from Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs with three counts of aggravated production of child exploitation material.   

A 22-year-old male German national has been charged after attempting to import approximately two kilograms of cocaine into Sydney International Airport.

Members of the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team have arrested and charged two 18-year-old men with firearms and drugs offences following an operation in Sydney’s south-west today.

Police and border protection agencies have significantly disrupted an international criminal syndicate allegedly involved in the importation of illicit drugs into Victoria.

A man has been charged following a joint investigation by NSW Police Force and Australian Federal Police into illicit drug supply on the ‘dark web’.

Police have charged 13 alleged members of a drug importing and supply syndicate following a multi-agency operation in NSW and ACT.