Illicit Tobacco Smuggling – Adelaide
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly caught them in the act of collecting a shipment of approximately 1.3…
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Border Watch
Criminals are on notice this week with the start of the latest Border Watch awareness campaign encouraging Australians to flag all suspicious or illegal border…
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No rest for ABF officers
While most Australians were enjoying Christmas and New Year’s Eve with their family and friends, thousands of Australian Border Force (ABF) officers were on duty…
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Increased Security at Australian Cargo Facilities
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) have warned of increased cargo intervention across Australian cargo facilities. “We are working collaboratively with our law…
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Precursor found in washing powder
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. This…
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Cigarettes Seized by Customs
An ABF operation has resulted in investigators charging a 26-year-old man with illegally importing more than one million cigarettes, with a potential street value of…
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Meth concealment in imported jeans
A 29-year-old man is appearing before court today (Friday 19 August) after being charged for allegedly importing 210kg of methamphetamine, which has an estimated street…
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A bad hair day
Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators have charged a 31-year-old Sydney man with importing 20kg of ephedrine concealed in hair brushes. On 17 June 2016, ABF…
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ABF sheds light on ephedrine concealment
Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators have charged a 25-year-old Sydney man with importing 12kg of ephedrine concealed in light globes. On 13 June 2016, ABF…
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Ice bath salts
A man and a woman from Port Douglas have appeared before a Queensland court charged with allegedly importing three kilograms of crystal-methamphetamine labelled as bath…
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