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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a 39 year old Newport man with a range of offences related to the alleged acquisition of weapons in Lebanon.  

Authorities have arrested and charged a 33-year-old Australian man for allegedly attempting to import a commercial amount of cocaine on a flight from Peru to Sydney International Airport yesterday (10 September 2018).

A 36-year-old United States national has been charged with importing cocaine after he ran from an examination area and was pursued by Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers through Perth Airport on Tuesday, 4 September 2018.

A Sri Lankan man has been charged with a terrorism offence following a NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigation.

A Malaysian national has this week appeared before court after being arrested and charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for allegedly importing methamphetamine concealed in books.

Rosa Riak, Kuol Deng and Achai Deng were today sentenced in the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne for conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth by submitting false claims for family day care. The trio were arrested in December 2015. The total proven amount defrauded was $955,438.32.

Detectives from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (a partnership between SAPOL's Special Crimes Investigation Branch and the Australian Federal Police) arrested a man from the Southern Suburbs of Adelaide last night.

A 48-year-old dual Australian/Nigerian man is scheduled to appear before court today after allegedly importing 4.7 kilograms of methamphetamine on a flight into Melbourne International Airport.

A 29-year-old Fijian national has been arrested and charged after Australian authorities in Sydney foiled an attempt to import 50 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a shipment of bottled water.

A 32-year-old Sydney man is the third person to be charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in connection with an attempt to import almost 100 kilograms of cocaine into Australia with an estimated street value of more than $21 million.