Leaders from five international tax organizations met in Washington, DC, this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the formation of the J5 and announce the results from its first year. The meeting coincided with a global cyber training event hosted by the United States at the World Bank.

A criminal syndicate with links inside Sydney Airport has been shut down and three men arrested after Australian authorities discovered illicit drugs were being transported via commercial flights from South Africa.

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Eight men have been charged after detectives investigating terrorism funding uncovered an illicit tobacco importation syndicate operating in Sydney’s south-west.

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Detectives investigating family day care fraud have dismantled an alleged criminal syndicate after executing more than 20 search warrants and charging 18 people yesterday.

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A drug syndicate has been disrupted, $2.7 million worth of drugs seized and 31 arrests made as part of a long-running and complex drug importation investigation by Tasmania Police.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, New South Wales Police Force
Three men will face court today charged with large commercial drug supply after the Organised Crime Squad seized $6.8 million worth of MDMA and methylamphetamine.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Western Australia Police
Detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Division have seized over 30 kg of Methylamphetamine and almost 5 kg of MDMA as part of a joint investigation between WA Police Force and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Queensland Police Service
Police have arrested and charged several people following the closure of a joint operation targeting drugs and firearms.

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Police Force
A man has been extradited from Western Australia as part of an ongoing multi-agency investigation into international drug trafficking by sea.

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