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Two brothers allegedly involved in the distribution of illicit tobacco products in WA are expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today charged over the seizure of more than five tonnes of illicit cigarettes, vapes and loose tobacco.
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AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett will sign a new policing agreement in PNG on Saturday (1 November, 2025) to boost the security of Australia and our closest Pacific neighbour.
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A Swiss national has been sentenced to more than eight years’ imprisonment after attempting to import 21kg of cocaine concealed inside his luggage on board an international flight into Melbourne earlier this year.
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The AFP has charged a Prospect woman over her alleged role in a failed 62kg cocaine importation, after the drugs were found inside mechanical equipment.
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An Iraq-born man is expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (22 October, 2025), charged with allegedly breaching his visa-mandated conditions.
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An Eritrea-born man has appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates Court today (22 October, 2025), charged with breaching his visa-mandated conditions.
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A South Hobart man appeared in Hobart Magistrates’ Court today (21 October, 2025) accused of allegedly accessing child abuse material.
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Australians are being urged to slow their scroll and stop before they click on suspicious links, as data reveals unsafe online habits continue to give cybercriminals the upper hand.
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The AFP has charged a western Sydney man, 34, for allegedly remitting about $650,000 to Iranian banks in contravention of Australian Government sanctions.
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A South Australian man is scheduled to appear in Mount Gambier Magistrates Court today (14 October, 2025) charged with alleged online child abuse offences, including possessing sexually explicit material of children.
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The AFP has farewelled Commissioner Reece P Kershaw APM, who retired today (3 October, 2025) after more than 37 years of distinguished service to the Australian community.
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A Somali-born man is set to appear before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (2 October, 2025) charged after allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.
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Police & law enforcement agencies across Australia have seized a combined 2.98 tonnes of illicit drugs & charged 1246 people with 2522 offences during a national week of action targeting the importation and trafficking of illicit drugs.
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A Victorian man has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of seven years, for his role in a failed plot to smuggle about 100kg of methamphetamine hidden inside leather shoes into Australia in 2024.
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A Cambodia-born man is expected to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today (29 August, 2025), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated conditions.
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A Perth man, 18, has been summonsed to appear in Perth Children’s Court today (22 August, 2025) over 11 online child abuse offences he allegedly committed as a juvenile.
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A Sydney man is scheduled to appear before Liverpool Local Court today (22 August, 2025) charged with possessing alleged violent extremist and child abuse material on his mobile phones.
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https://t.co/fxrt1oLec6 The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) has charged a second man over the alleged Adass Israel Synagogue arson attack in December 2024.
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The AFP is calling for public assistance after 350kg of methamphetamine, worth an estimated $323 million, was detected and seized from a container in Sydney.
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A German national is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (21 August, 2025) charged with allegedly trying to import about 4kg of cocaine into Australia hidden in his luggage.
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