Media releases

A 43-year-old Tasmanian man was charged with child exploitation offences after authorities executed a search warrant at a Chigwell property this morning (Thursday, 29 October, 2020).

A 34-year-old Melbourne man has been jailed for eight years for committing online child abuse offences. The jail sentence factored in additional charges laid after the man purchased a new mobile phone to access and download child exploitation material after his initial arrest.

A 27-year-old Malaysian national has been remanded in custody overnight, charged over the alleged importation of six kilograms of methamphetamine into Melbourne.

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment by the Perth District Court for five online child abuse offences.

Australian Federal Police Western Central Command Protection Operations officers in Alice Springs are aiming to make a difference in the local community by supporting a youth leadership program for teenagers.

A 50-year-old Cairns man charged with child abuse material offences is due to face court today (Tuesday, 27 October) after an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation.

A 45-year-old Sydney man has been charged for allegedly importing approximately 144 kilograms of cocaine hidden in hydraulic cylinders.

A Belgian tourist who bankrolled his Australian holiday by selling online child sex abuse material has had his local and offshore assets restrained by an Australian Federal Police-led taskforce.

Forty-four Australian men are facing 350 charges of possessing child exploitation material after a law enforcement referral sparked a large, nationwide criminal investigation.

A 25-year-old man has been charged over the alleged online ‘sextortion’ of 112 girls in various countries after an investigation by the Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET).