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You wouldn’t read about it: Joint operation nets 8kg of cocaine destined for WA in children’s books
Publish date: 15.03.2019Two men have been charged with drug importation offences after a joint operation seized around eight kilograms of cocaine in Western Australia.
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Two arrested and $600k cash seized in Western Sydney
Publish date: 14.03.2019The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has seized $602,624 AUD and charged a 42-year-old Bankstown man and a 46 year-old Bankstown woman with offences related to dealing with alleged proceeds of crime.
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Sydney man charged with selling personal details of customers online in joint international operation
Publish date: 13.03.2019A 21-year-old Sydney man has been arrested and charged following a joint international cybercrime investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) involving online subscription service credentials stolen from Australian customers, and others around the world.
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One man charged and two cryptocurrency businesses suspended following organised crime investigation
Publish date: 08.03.2019A 27-year-old Bulleen man has been arrested during the second phase of an Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation into an organised crime syndicate. Following the arrests, AUSTRAC suspended the registrations of two digital currency exchange businesses the man is associated with.
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Two arrested, meth seized at Sydney Airport following drug trafficking operation
Publish date: 07.03.2019An Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation has resulted in the arrest of two men and the seizure of approximately 38 kilograms of methamphetamine trafficked through Sydney Airport.
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Two men charged with serious drug offences after 18kgs of meth seized in South Australia
Publish date: 07.03.2019Two men have been charged with allegedly importing around 18 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in modified 4WD recovery winches in Adelaide.
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Police initiative helps Australians living with a cognitive disability stay safe online
Publish date: 07.03.2019Australians living with a cognitive disability now have greater access to online safety education, with an accessible easy-read guide launched today by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Li-Ve Tasmania, incorporating Tasmanian Acquired Brain Injury Services (TABIS).
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AFP launch updated framework to support those with a missing loved one
Publish date: 04.03.2019The Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Missing Persons Coordination Centre (NMPCC) today launched an updated missing persons framework in collaboration with the University of New England and public health researcher Dr Sarah Wayland.
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Parkes man charged with child exploitation offence
Publish date: 28.02.2019A 35-year-old man from Parkes in the central-west of NSW has been charged with a child exploitation offence, following an investigation by the New South Wales Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (NSW-JACET), which comprises of members from the Australian Federal Police and New South Wales Police
MOREFourth man charged over alleged role in $245 million cocaine smuggling syndicate
Publish date: 28.02.2019A man has been extradited from Western Australia as part of an ongoing multi-agency investigation into international drug trafficking by sea.
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