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Rise in dangerous illegal drugs import into Australia

“Australia’s borders are regularly targeted by serious organised crime groups, seeking to make profits from illicit drugs."
INNOVATION

49-year-old Adelaide man jailed over $7 million cocaine import

Intelligence obtained during the Operation Ironside enabled the AFP to disrupt the plan to smuggle the drugs into Australia inside two welding machines.
INNOVATION

Couple excrete more than dozen heroin pellets, charged at Perth airport

"Should you ever consider using illegal substances, just think about where they potentially come from."
INNOVATION

Two men charged in connection with alleged import of 800kg meth from Canada

Canadian authorities alerted the AFP that 2900 litres of liquid methamphetamine, concealed in 180 bottles of canola oil, was destined for Australia.
INNOVATION

Operation VISHAL: 32-year-old man charged over alleged import of 54kg meth

The man was arrested by the AFP following his return to Australia overnight.  
INNOVATION

139kg cocaine import in 13 luxury buses foiled, two arrested in Adelaide

“Unfortunately, Australia is viewed as a lucrative market for organised crime groups due to the comparatively higher prices for illicit substances."
INNOVATION

Luxury car and $408,000 confiscated from convicted WA drug trafficker

The man was sentenced in September 2023 to 14 years’ imprisonment for drug, firearm and proceeds of crime offences.
INNOVATION

West Australian woman charged for allegedly importing 1.5kg of heroin

“Our message is very simple – do not attempt to do this or we will catch you and you will face the full legal consequences.”
INNOVATION

Canadian drug cartels damaging Fiji and Australia through meth

The drug consignments are dropped off at sea and then picked up and transported further to another destination.
INNOVATION

AFP restrains $1 billion in criminal assets in a major milestone

ATO Assistant Commissioner Ash Khera said financial crime affected all Australians, robbing them of funding for essential services such as health and education.
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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
SPORTS

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.
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Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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