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A former Biosecurity Officer from the Department of Agriculture has today been sentenced for abusing his position to facilitate the importation of illegal fauna.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) led ThinkUKnow program continues to deliver online child safety education and awareness presentations to schools and organisations, with a record 220,000 students reached during 2018-19.

Two men have been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and a third sentenced to three years and three months imprisonment for their role in an organised crime syndicate importing illegal firearm parts concealed inside children’s toys.

A joint law enforcement operation spanning six months and three countries has resulted in the seizure of 645kg of MDMA in Sydney, and the arrest of two people.

CEBU CITY – A 33-year-old Filipino male was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty today to producing “child pornography” under Republic Act No. 9775.

A 41-year-old man was sentenced to six months’ jail yesterday (13 December) after pleading guilty to assaulting a SERCO guard and damaging property at Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre.

A 43-year-old man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (13 December) charged over alleged drug dealing in 2017.

A 31 year old Werribee man is set to face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today, charged in relation to child exploitation offences, after Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers executed a search warrant at his property on Thursday (December 12, 2019).

A 33-year-old New South Wales man has been jailed after Australian Federal Police located almost $188,000 in a bag at the Gold Coast Airport in January 2019.

Members of the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (Qld JCTT) today charged a man from the Gold Coast in relation to alleged terrorism offences.