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QLD Man charged with making available and posessing child exploitation material

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A Queensland Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) investigation has resulted in a 31-year-old man being charged with child sexual exploitation offences.
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Media Statement: AFP statement on search warrants in Melbourne

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The Australian Federal Police can confirm that it executed two search warrants in Melbourne yesterday evening as part of an investigation concerning allegations of the unauthorised disclosure of Commonwealth information.
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Two charged with proceeds of crime and drug offences

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A multi-agency Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) investigation has seen a man and a woman charged with serious drug and proceeds of crime offences in Melbourne today (Wednesday, 18 May 2016).
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Teenager arrested for terrorism offences

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An investigation conducted by the New South Wales Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) has resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old Macquarie Park man today for allegedly planning a terrorist act.
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Five men charged with foreign incursion offences

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The Victorian and Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Teams (JCTT) can confirm that five Melbourne men arrested in Queensland this week have today been charged with foreign incursion offences.
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Media Statement: Five men arrested in Queensland remain in custody

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) can confirm that five men arrested in Queensland on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 remain in custody pending enquiries as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Three men charged with importing methamphetamine in steel rollers

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A joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) operation has resulted in two Taiwanese nationals and a Brisbane man being charged with importing approximately 42 kilograms of methamphetamine.
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Two men charged and 2kg of crystal meth seized

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Two men have been charged following a joint investigation into the importation of two kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) through the international air cargo stream.
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Five men arrested in relation to ongoing investigation

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A multi-jurisdictional operation involving Joint Counter-Terrorism Teams (JCTT) in Victoria and Queensland has resulted in the arrest of five men and the execution of a number of search warrants.
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Heroin lands traveller arriving from Cambodia a date with court

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A 52-year-old Vietnamese-born Australian citizen is due to appear in Melbourne Magistrate’s Court today charged with attempting to import approximately four kilograms of heroin.
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