The second official operation of the Australian Border Force (ABF)-led Illicit Tobacco National Disruption Group (NDG) across New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has resulted in:
A NSW man was charged with allegedly importing 200kg of cocaine last week, after police found the drugs on the catamaran he was sailing near the Queensland-NSW border.
Nine men have been charged for their alleged links to a syndicate behind a large-scale conspiracy to import tonnes of illicit drugs into Victoria and traffic drugs around the country.
NDG Operation TEMPEST26 was a three-phased joint agency operation to detect, deter and disrupt illicit tobacco networks that threaten Australia’s borders and the community.
A Villawood man is expected to appear before Sydney Downing Centre Local Court today (20 January 2026) charged for his alleged role in defrauding $3.5 million from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
A Sydney man is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 13 December, 2025) charged over his alleged involvement in a plot to import and distribute more than 525kg of cocaine into Australia.
The Fiji Police Force and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) are proud to announce the launch of a new wastewater drug monitoring program in Fiji, modelled on Australia’s successful program. This pilot program will collect and analyse wastewater samples to provide reliable data on drug consumption and identify substances posing the greatest threat to Fijian communities.
Four men, including the chief officer of an international livestock carrier, have been charged over their alleged roles in an organised crime plot to import more than 525kg of cocaine, after packages of the drug were found floating in the ocean off Western Australia.
The Financial Crime and Money Laundering Working Group (FCML) and the Australian Government Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT) have jointly executed 33 search warrants across Australia as part of a national crackdown on Commonwealth fraud.
A Filipino national is the first person to be sentenced for the importation of 416kg of cocaine into South Australia – the largest seizure of the illicit drug in the state’s history.