A joint law enforcement operation spanning six months and three countries has resulted in the seizure of 645kg of MDMA in Sydney, and the arrest of two people. This investigation has involved the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Austr... Read More →
The Australian Border Force (ABF) patrol boat Cape St George has apprehended a criminal from New South Wales who was allegedly trying to flee Australia aboard a yacht. In response to a request for assistance from the Northe... Read More →
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has detected and seized over 39 million illicit cigarettes in one week in Melbourne. The Hon Jason Wood MP, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs, said th... Read More →
The Australian Border Force’s Maritime Border Command (MBC) has apprehended an Indonesian fishing vessel east of Ashmore Island for suspected illegal fishing in Australian waters in a joint operation with the Australian Fis... Read More →
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is a privilege to be here with you today and I am very grateful to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle for putting on this event. I would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people who are the tr... Read More →
Two men have been arrested following an Australia Border Force (ABF) led investigation into allegations of large scale customs fraud and alcohol smuggling totalling an estimated $28 million. The arrests followed the execution of s... Read More →
During a joint press conference on Thursday 5 December with Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP), comments were made in regard to the arrest of three people. References were made that two of the p... Read More →
Three people have been charged in relation to Australia's largest ever onshore methamphetamine seizure, worth more than a billion dollars, after Australian Federal Police (AFP) executed a series of search warrants across several ... Read More →
Information from Australian Border Force (ABF) resulted in detectives from WA Police Force's Drug & Firearm Squad - Meth Transport Team charging two people in relation to the attempted importation of MDMA, and seizing ... Read More →
Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators have charged a 26 year old Perth man over the alleged possession of a large number of child abuse images and the attempted importation of a child-like sex doll. The man was arrested at P... Read More →
A mechanical workshop north of Melbourne has been fined $18,900 for underpaying temporary foreign workers, following recent enforcement activity by the Australian Border Force (ABF). A total of 111 workplaces acros... Read More →
The Australian Border Force (ABF) will farewell the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaurya from Darwin today after a successful four-day visit which saw an unprecedented level of collaboration between the two maritime security agencies... Read More →
This statement provides an update on Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) activities related to the on-water reception and processing of illegal maritime arrivals (IMAs). The reporting period is from 1 October 2019 to 31 O... Read More →
Two men have been charged following the alleged importation of more than 21kg of opium, which was detected by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers. Earlier this month, ABF officers inspected an air cargo consignment, which had arriv... Read More →
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, It’s wonderful to see many familiar faces in the room, as well as many new ones. Thank you all for your attendance. In May, as part of a landmark speech, the Prime Minister outline... Read More →
The master of an Indonesian illegal fishing vessel has been fined AU $17,360 in the Darwin Local Court for offences under the Fisheries Management Act 1991. The master’s vessel was apprehended northeast of Darwin, Northern Terri... Read More →
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are forging stronger ties through the visit to Darwin this week of the offshore patrol vessel ICG Ship (ICGS) Shaurya. At 105 metres in length and with a crew of more than... Read More →
At approximately 11:00pm (AEST) on the evening of 16 November 2019, two men were rescued by patrol being conducted by an Australian Defence Force (ADF) patrol vessel in the Coral Sea between Far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea. ... Read More →
The Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (QLD JOCTF), working with the National Police of the Netherlands (NPN) Criminal Investigations Division, has charged 11 people and seized MDMA with an estimated street value totalling AUD ... Read More →
A man will reappear in court today after being charged over the alleged importation of $5.6 million worth of methamphetamine, or ‘ice’, from Eurasia. On 8 September 2019, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examin... Read More →
