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The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the downing of MH17 in 2014 have signed an extension of the JIT Agreement in Amsterdam on Sunday, 8 March 2020.

Three men were jailed on Friday, 28 February over a failed plot to smuggle 112 kilograms of methamphetamine into South Australia in 2017 – then the biggest methamphetamine import in the State’s history.

A 39-year-old Sydney man has been sentenced to three years and five months imprisonment after pleading guilty to seven offences relating to child exploitation offences.

More than one tonne of MDMA has been seized and five people charged in relation to its importation and intended distribution, following a joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Border Force (ABF) and NSW Police Force.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers charged a 54-year-old Maitland, NSW, man following an investigation into the alleged possession and sharing of child abuse material online.

Two Canadian nationals have been charged with allegedly importing approximately 16 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia, hidden inside their luggage. The man and woman have been remanded in custody to appear in Victoria Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 22 May 2020. 

Two men responsible for the attempted importation of 1.4 tonnes of cocaine into Australia in 2017 have been sentenced to life in prison in a New South Wales Court today (Friday, February 28, 2020).

A 55-year-old man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (Friday, 28 February) after he allegedly imported about 270g of heroin wrapped in five pellets concealed inside his body.

A 23-year-old Brisbane man is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning after the Queensland Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (QLD JACET) charged him as part of an investigation into the alleged possession of child abuse material.

A 32-year-old Filipino national has today been sentenced to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to three offences relating to the access of child abuse material.