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Illicit Drug Data Report 2018–19

This is the 17th report in the series.
Illicit Drug Data Report 2019–20

This is the 18th report in the series.
Illicit Drug Data Report 2016–17

This is the 15th report in the series.
Nationwide operation targets meth imports

Drug syndicates using the postal system to import methamphetamine have been put on notice, following a nationwide law enforcement operation targeting the ice supply chain into Australia.
Nationwide operation targets meth imports

Drug syndicates using the postal system to import methamphetamine have been put on notice, following a nationwide law enforcement operation targeting the ice supply chain into Australia.
Media statements

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Home Affairs Portfolio leads countering child sexual exploitation and abuse

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Australian Transactions and Reporting Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), Department of Home Affairs
Today, the heads of the Australian Federal Police, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission will come together at the National Press Club to discuss this insidious crime.
Law enforcement’s impact on the meth market

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has today released a report showing large seizures of methylamphetamine have a demonstrable impact on consumption in Australia.
Over 1600 arrests made and $93m worth of drugs seized as part of national Operation Vitreus week of action

Cannabis and methylamphetamine are consumed more than any other illicit drugs in Australia.
Illicit drugs

Illicit drugs continue to pose a serious and ongoing threat to the Australian community, which emphasises the need for law enforcement and health agencies to work collaboratively to combat both the supply and demand in Australia.
Media statement: Illicit tobacco

As the cost of legal tobacco products continues to rise through frequent increases in excise, serious and organised crime groups are taking advantage of the opportunity to make more illicit profits. Organised criminals view the illicit tobacco trade as low-risk and high-reward.
Illicit Drug Data Report

Serious and organised crime groups engaged in illicit drug trafficking and production have no regard for our laws or the harms their trade causes.
Illicit Drug Data Report 2015–16

This is the 14th report in the series.
Organised criminal syndicate dismantled by Terrorism Investigation Squad

Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Taxation Office, Australian Transactions and Reporting Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), New South Wales Police Force
Eight men have been charged after detectives investigating terrorism funding uncovered an illicit tobacco importation syndicate operating in Sydney’s south-west.
Arrests in Queensland and New South Wales over conspiracy to import cocaine

Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Australian Transactions and Reporting Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), Queensland Police Service
Two men have been arrested by the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Task Force (QJOCTF), following an alleged conspiracy to import 300 kilograms of cocaine into Australia from Peru via Singapore and Papua New Guinea (PNG). One woman has also been arrested and charged with dealing in proceeds of crime.
Two-year combined effort sees 16 arrests on 738 charges in Australia

Operation WALWA has targeted an online marketplace of child abuse material since 2018 and has resulted in 16 people arrested on 738 charges in Australia.

Most significantly, Operation WALWA also saw four children rescued from further harm.
Media statement: APOT strategy

High-risk criminal targets, including Australian Priority Organisation Targets (APOT) and Regional Priority Organisation Targets (RPOT) are resilient, well-resourced criminal entities that exploit national and international connections posing a threat to Australia’s national interest.
Organised crime syndicate charged and more than 500kg of cocaine seized in PNG

Members of a Melbourne-based criminal syndicate, with alleged links to Italian organised crime, have been charged for conspiring to import over 500 kilograms of cocaine from PNG into Australia.
Third man arrested over 2018 seizure of almost 600kg of cocaine

An ongoing Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QJOCTF) investigation has resulted in the arrest of a third man for his alleged involvement in a criminal endeavour to import almost 600 kilograms of cocaine into Australia on 31 July 2018.