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Two tonnes of GBL washed from Sydney's streets

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A joint Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force operation has resulted in one of Australia’s largest seizures of the drug gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) - commonly referred to as liquid ecstasy, fantasy, or ‘coma in a bottle’.
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Man charged with importing 12kgs of cocaine in luggage

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A 24-year-old US national appeared before Sydney Central Local Court today, charged with importing approximately 12 kilograms of cocaine in his luggage through Sydney International Airport.
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Melbourne man to face child exploitation charges

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A 24-year-old Thornbury man will face court today after being charged by Victorian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) officers for alleged child exploitation.
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Five further men charged as part of Operation Veyda

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Five men are scheduled to appear in Sydney Central Local Court today (Wednesday, 7 February 2018) to face Commonwealth charges in connection with ongoing Australian Federal Police (AFP) Operation Veyda.
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Man arrested, allegedly soliciting children through apps

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A 36-year-old Melbourne man will face Melbourne Magistrate’s Court today after being charged by Victorian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) officers with allegedly soliciting child exploitation material.
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Media statement on reports the AFP lost 400 national security documents in five years

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ABC News reported yesterday (31 January 2018) the Australian Federal Police (AFP) ‘lost’ 400 national security files in five y
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Botany man arrested for allegedly using messaging app to access child exploitation material

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A 45-year-old Botany, NSW, man has been arrested for allegedly accessing child exploitation material online.
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Two men charged after 12.4kg of opium seized in Melbourne

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A joint Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force operation has resulted in the arrest of two Iranian nationals following the detection of 12.4kg of opium resin, allegedly imported into Melbourne via parcel post from Turkey.
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Three AFP officers recognised in Australia Day Honours list

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Three Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers, with almost a century of policing experience between them, have today been named on the 2018 Australia Day Honours list.
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Adelaide man charged with child exploitation offences

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Detectives from the Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (a partnership between SAPOL's Special Crimes Investigation Branch and the Australian Federal Police) have arrested a 44-year-old man from the northern suburbs of Adelaide for aggravated possession of child exploitation material and possession of a prohibited weapon.
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