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Operation Arkstone: Melbourne man jailed for multiple child abuse offences
Publish date: 02.12.2022 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.
MOREAustralian man deported from Turkey
Publish date: 02.12.2022 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.
MORESydney man arrested after fleeing while on trial
Publish date: 02.12.2022 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.
MOREState and territory police join the AFP
Publish date: 02.12.2022 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.
MOREWA man sentenced for insider trading
Publish date: 01.12.2022 A West Australian man has been sentenced to a 13-month suspended prison term by the WA Supreme Court for insider trading.
MOREAFP and AUSTRAC target offshore sextortion syndicates preying on Australian youth
Publish date: 01.12.2022 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.
MOREAFP content for newsrooms from December 1
Publish date: 30.11.2022 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).
MORESA traveller jailed for violent and disorderly behaviour on a plane
Publish date: 29.11.2022 A South Australian man has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Adelaide Magistrates Court for offensive and disorderly behaviour on a plane and at Adelaide Airport.
MOREBendigo man jailed for possessing child abuse material
Publish date: 29.11.2022 A Bendigo man has been sentenced by the Melbourne County Court today (29 November 2022) to 20 months imprisonment for uploading child abuse material depicting young children to social media.
MOREJACET Charges – Palmerston
Publish date: 28.11.2022 Northern Territory Police have charged a man in relation to child sexual offences in Palmerston.
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