Media releases

Fifteen people have been charged after a year-long WA joint law enforcement operation that resulted in the seizure of around $15 million worth of methylamphetamine (meth), four guns and more than $75,000 cash.

A 42-year-old Portuguese national has been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with importing cocaine, after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth Airport allegedly located several kilograms of the drug concealed inside bottles of toiletries in her baggage.

A 48-year-old woman has been sentenced to an Intensive Corrections Order in a New South Wales court today (24 December) for her role in the illegal exportation of 90 tonnes of nickel-rich superalloy from Australia to Iran almost a decade ago.

A man is due to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (Tuesday, 24 December) following an alleged indecent assault occurring outside Sydney International Airport.

Office hours for the AFP National Media Team over the Christmas holidays are: Tuesday, 24 December 2019 (from 12:30PM AEDT) – Wednesday, 1 January 2020: Office closed. Thursday, 2 January 2020: Office reopens.

A 25-year-old US child sex offender who exploited several young boys – including two in Australia - has been jailed for 35 years in Ohio.

A 19-year-old Tasmanian man has been charged with child abuse and bestiality offences after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers executed a search warrant at a Devonport property today (Thursday, December 19, 2019).

A former Biosecurity Officer from the Department of Agriculture has today been sentenced for abusing his position to facilitate the importation of illegal fauna.

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.