Media releases

The Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QLD JOCTF), working with the National Police of the Netherlands (NPN) Criminal Investigations Division, has charged 11 people and seized MDMA with an estimated street value totalling AUD $301.6 million.

A 33-year-old Sydney man is scheduled to appear before Sydney Central Local Court today (Thursday, 21 November 2019) after being extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly conspiring and attempting to import a commercial quantity of narcotics into Australia in 2017.

A Christmas Island man accused of taking sexually explicit photographs of a young girl is due to face Perth Magistrates Court today (Wednesday, 20 November) on child exploitation offences.

A 52-year-old man has been charged with possessing child abuse material after police searched his Adelaide home yesterday morning (Tuesday, 19 November).

Two people have been arrested and 233 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico has been seized, following a multi-agency operation.

A 38-year-old Adelaide man was sentenced to 12 months jail today (Friday, 15 November) after accessing and transmitting child abuse material.

A 57-year-old Sydney woman charged with possessing and exercising ownership over two people has today (Friday, 15 November 2019) been sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) with its international partners from the MH17 Joint Investigation Team (JIT) have launched a fresh appeal urging witnesses to come forward to assist with the investigation into the downing of  Malaysia Airlines flight over the Ukraine on 17 July 2014.

A Queensland man is due to face Brisbane Magistrates court today (Thursday, 14 November) charged with allegedly importing 26.3 kilograms of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), after police intercepted a package of the dangerous liquid precursor chemical, referred to as ‘coma in a bottle’.

How is globalisation and digitisation of the criminal economy going to affect criminal enterprises into the future? That’s what more than 200 delegates will discuss when they hear from representatives from the Australian Federal Police, United States Department of Justice, Singapore Police Force, New Zealand Police, Australian Taxation Office and the Australian Securities and Investment Commission as well as state and territory police at the 2019 National Proceeds of Crime Conference (NPOCC) being held in Brisbane from 13 – 15 November.