Three people have been charged by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) for their alleged involvement in a plot to import 120kg of cocaine into Melbourne.
Police and partner agencies across Australia and New Zealand have united to target the Lone Wolf Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG), a criminal network linked to violence, intimidation, illicit drugs and organised offending.
The Australian Border Force's (ABF) National Disruption Group (NDG) has coordinated targeted action across Western Australia and the Northern Territory, pursuing suspected illicit tobacco and vape distribution channels across diverse business fronts.
The Australian Border Force led Illicit Tobacco National Disruption Group (NDG) has concluded the second phase of Operation SHORTHAND and will use information and intelligence gathered to conduct further disruptions to the distribution and supply of illicit tobacco and associated criminal activity.
Multi Agency Strike Team (MAST) detectives have charged seven people and dismantled two criminal networks valued at $80 million, following combined investigations into trusted insiders, allegedly importing illicit tobacco and vapes into Australia.
Three members of a Melbourne-based criminal syndicate, with alleged links to Italian organised crime, were today (16 July, 2026) sentenced for conspiring to import over 500 kilograms of cocaine into Australia from Papua New Guinea.
The Australian Border Force’s National Disruption Group has coordinated swift action across Victoria and Tasmania, targeting illegal tobacco and vaping markets.
Crime has fundamentally changed, and the pace of that change is increasing rapidly. It will not slow down. We need to work differently to keep up.
AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett and ACIC CEO Heather Cook will help spearhead new tech partnerships and AI solutions at a meeting with Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group agencies in London this week.
Law enforcement agencies across Australia and New Zealand have carried out a coordinated National Day of Action targeting the Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG).