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.
Two men, with links to serious organised crime entities and outlaw motorcycle gangs, have been sentenced for importing and distributing more than 10.6 million illicit cigarettes with an estimated duty evasion of over AUD $13 million.
Law enforcement agencies from across the country have targeted the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) in a coordinated National Day of Action as part of Taskforce Morpheus.
On 20 August 2025, officers from the ABF, the ATO, Gold Coast Public Health Unit, Gold Coast Joint Organised Crime Taskforce and Queensland Police Service Taskforce Masher, executed a warrant at a residential property in Tallai, Queensland - suspected to be used as a safe house, and seven storage sheds in Carrara, Queensland.
The Western Australia Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (WA JOCTF) has charged a Perth man with allegedly importing about 185kg of methamphetamine and a conspiracy to steal $300,000 cash in a foiled roadside armed robbery.
Four people allegedly involved in an elaborate Queensland-based money laundering scheme that smuggled cash around the country and washed millions of dollars of criminal proceeds have been charged following an 18-month, multi-agency investigation.
Cannabis and methylamphetamine are consumed more than any other illicit drugs in Australia.
National Taskforce Morpheus is a joint initiative targeting the highest threat outlaw motorcycle gangs impacting Australia