Media releases

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is seeking the public’s assistance to identify an offender following thefts from car park ticket machines at Canberra Airport and Majura Park parking precinct.

A 39-year-old New Zealand national and a 32-year-old man from Merrylands, New South Wales have been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in connection with an attempt to import almost 100 kilograms of cocaine into Australia with an estimated street value of more than $21 million.

A man is due to appear in Parramatta Local Court today after being arrested in Queensland this week, following a joint investigation into allegations of identity, visa, citizenship and passport fraud.

Four men have been served court attendance notices in relation to alleged criminal activity uncovered as part of an ongoing significant fraud investigation.

A 26-year-old French national was arrested and charged today in Sydney for his alleged role in a European syndicate suspected of using tourists, including students and backpackers, to distribute illegal drugs imported from France.

A 64-year-old man from the United States appeared before court today, after allegedly importing four kilograms of cocaine into Perth International Airport.

A 54-year-old South Australian man, registered under the Child Sex Offenders Registration Act (SA), has been prevented from leaving the country under new laws restricting overseas travel by registered offenders.

A search warrant during a joint agency operation has uncovered a clandestine drug production facility at a home in Beverly Hills in Sydney’s south-west.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Specialist Response Group (SRG) divers continue to assist the complex and ongoing cave rescue operation underway in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

A joint agency investigation - responsible for dismantling an alleged global crime syndicate last year - has led to further arrests by international partners, after Dutch authorities charged two men believed to be involved in supplying drugs to the syndicate.