Five men have been arrested across Western Sydney and London following a joint investigation by Australian and UK authorities into a shipment of almost 450 kilograms of MDMA concealed in an excavator imported into Australia from the UK.
Last month, the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) celebrated its third anniversary. Since its establishment in July 2018, the ITTF has seized and destroyed more than 264 tonnes of illicit tobacco and over 540 million cigarettes, with an estimated loss of revenue to the Commonwealth of over $870 million.
Based on all intelligence available to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), it is likely that cocaine trafficking groups (CTGs) collectively are attempting to supply as much, or perhaps more, cocaine to Australia than has ever been the case.
According to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)’s National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, there has been an increase in methylamphetamine consumption in both capital cities and regional areas since August 2021.
Traditional organised crime groups do not dominate the illicit fentanyl market in Australia, with many suppliers being opioid users or relatively low-level criminal entrepreneurs.
The National Firearms Register (NFR) will allow law enforcement to better assess firearms risks with near real-time information on firearms, linking data with other relevant police and government information.
A year ago today, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission was formed to strengthen Australia’s ability to respond to crime affecting our nation.
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Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police
Five men have been charged with drug importation offences and up to 300 kilograms of pure pseudo-ephedrine seized following a joint operation in Melbourne.
It’s no secret that illicit drugs pose a serious and ongoing threat to the Australian community, and nitazenes, an emerging synthetic opioid group, is the latest drug threat causing harm.
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, South Australia Police
Three people have been arrested following the discovery of an industrial-sized Methamphetamine clandestine laboratory at a property at Croydon.
This new initiative – the National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons will harness modern forensic techniques to allow the advanced DNA profiling and matching of unidentified human remains and missing persons nationally for the first time in Australia.
Five alleged criminal syndicate members accused of orchestrating a black flight from PNG to Australia with 52kg of methamphetamine on board have been charged under an AFP-led investigation.
Australian Border Force, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Taxation Office, New South Wales Police Force
The Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) has seized and destroyed eight acres of illegal tobacco crops and seedlings with a potential excise value of more than $9 million from a property near Araluen in New South Wales on Friday, 11 January 2019.
Three men have been charged by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) for an alleged attempt to import 140 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia concealed in catering equipment.
ACIC Intelligence Analysts advise senior decision makers on the highest levels of transnational serious and organised crime threats facing Australia.
The Queensland Police Service has led a major multi-agency investigation into an international organised crime syndicate linked to the distribution of large quantities of high purity drugs.
A 64 year old NSW man has been sentenced to imprisonment of 21 months to be served by way of Intensive Corrections Order after pleading guilty to tobacco smuggling offences contrary to the Customs Act 1901.
Today the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) released the 18th edition of the Illicit Drug Data Report, which continues to provide an authoritative picture of illicit drugs in Australia. Illicit drug data collected and presented in the report includes arrest, detection, seizure, purity, profiling and price data.
