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Editor note: Vision is available via Hightail link here. A man, 31, extradited to Victoria on Sunday, has today (4 December 2022) been charged with six terrorism offences by the AFP Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team.

Editor’s note: Images of fugitives and audio grabs from AFP Commander Richard Chin available via this hightail link. Eighteen wanted criminals in Australia and offshore have been tracked down by the AFP’s specialist Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (FAST), which has worked with state and international authorities to facilitate their extradition

Editor’s Note: Audio grabs from Commander Stephen Dametto available via Hightail and images via separate Hightail link The AFP's Community Liaison Teams (CLTs) have delivered crucial online safety presentations to thousands of migrants and new Australians around the country in 2022 in a bid to help protect them from scams, radicalisation and grooming.

Editor’s note: The latest Operation Arkstone infographic is available via Hightail. A Melbourne man has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Melbourne County Court after an AFP investigation revealed the man shared child sexual abuse material online.

IMAGES + VISION NOW AVAILABLE: The AFP has today taken into custody an Australian man, 31, who faces serious terrorism offences, after he was deported by Turkish authorities.

FOOTAGE AND IMAGES NOW AVAILABLE. The AFP today arrested a Sydney man who fled Australia while on trial for his alleged role in importing a precursor that could produce more than two million MDMA tablets.

More than 70 police officers from state and territory police service have joined the AFP this past year, increasing the operational diversity and experience of the organisation.

A West Australian man has been sentenced to a 13-month suspended prison term by the WA Supreme Court for insider trading.

Editor’s note: Infographics are available via Hightail. More than 500 Australian bank, financial services and digital currency accounts linked to offshore organised criminals sexually extorting Australian teenagers have been shut down under a multi-jurisdictional, AFP-led operation.

The AFP’s media advent calendar, which reveals the outcomes of operations and taskforces in 2022, plus outlines important education messages for the public, starts tomorrow (Thursday, 1 December).