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OMCGs targeted during national Taskforce Morpheus week of action
With the sole aim of causing maximum disruption to outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) police across the country arrested 159 people, laying 693 charges and seizing 43 firearms and $1M in cash last week as part of a national week of action.
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Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) arrests alleged major tobacco trafficker in Melbourne
On Saturday morning, the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) arrested a key person of interest as he returned to Australia as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged illicit tobacco syndicate.
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New South Wales remains vigilant against illicit drugs
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
New South Wales continues to account for the greatest number of cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) seizures in Australia, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). -
New South Wales remains vigilant against illicit drugs
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
New South Wales continues to account for the greatest number of cannabis, heroin, cocaine and amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) seizures in Australia, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). -
Queensland taking tough approach to cocaine
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
Queensland seized a higher proportion of cocaine relative to other drugs than any other state or territory in 2014–15, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. -
Queensland taking tough approach to cocaine
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
Queensland seized a higher proportion of cocaine relative to other drugs than any other state or territory in 2014–15, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. -
Six men set to be charged in international $47 million cocaine investigation
Five men allegedly connected to 188 kilograms of cocaine seized by Australian authorities in 2019 have been arrested, with a sixth man to be served a court attendance notice after an extensive international multi-agency investigation.
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Clandestine laboratory detections on the rise in Victoria
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
Police detected the highest number of clandestine drug laboratories in Victoria in a decade in 2014–15, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). -
Western Australia sees increase in ATS seizures and arrests
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Western Australia Police
In Western Australia, the number and weight of amphetamine type stimulants (ATS) seizures has increased, according to a report released today by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). -
Australian Capital Territory sees rise in amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) seizures
ACT Policing, Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
The Illicit Drug Data Report 2014–15, released today, shows the total number of ATS seizures in the Australian Capital Territory has increased by 67 per cent, with a total weight increase of more than 104 per cent from 2013–14 -
Australian Capital Territory sees rise in amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) seizures
ACT Policing, Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police
The Illicit Drug Data Report 2014–15, released today, shows the total number of ATS seizures in the Australian Capital Territory has increased by 67 per cent, with a total weight increase of more than 104 per cent from 2013–14 -
Double the arrests for amphetamines in the NT
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police
The Northern Territory reported twice the number of arrests for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in 2014–15 compared with the previous year, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). -
Double the arrests for amphetamines in the NT
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Northern Territory Police
The Northern Territory reported twice the number of arrests for amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) in 2014–15 compared with the previous year, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). -
Illegal Tobacco Growing Operation Ploughed into the Ground
The Australian Border Force (ABF) led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) has disrupted a major criminal operation involved in the domestic growing of illicit tobacco.
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South Australia cracking down on amphetamine-type stimulants
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, South Australia Police
South Australia is the only state or territory where amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) were the most seized drug in 2014–15, according to a new report by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. -
Global sting targeting Business Email Compromise schemes is a warning for Australians
An FBI-led global campaign targeting transnational criminal syndicates conducting and facilitating Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes has resulted in the arrest of 65 people world-wide, highlighting an issue that can have devastating consequences for Australian businesses.
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New report identifies six key enablers for organised crime in Australia
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has today released the unclassified report Organised Crime in Australia 2017, which validates our understanding of the unrelenting and increasingly transnational nature of organised crime in Australia. -
Two men arrested offshore linked to Operation Ironside
Two alleged senior members of a transnational crime syndicate linked to plots to import at least one tonne of methamphetamine into Australia have been arrested in Taiwan. The AFP worked with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and international partners to identify and locate the Taiwanese nationals, after one of them came on the AFP radar during Operation Ironside.
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Firearms
Due to its clandestine nature, the size of the illicit firearm market cannot be definitively measured. However, based on available data, we conservatively estimate there are 200,000 firearms in the domestic illicit market.