Two people have been arrested and 233 kilograms of cocaine from Mexico has been seized, following a multi-agency operation. If it reached Australian streets, this amount of cocaine could have had an approximate estimated value up ... Read More →
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Department of Home Affairs have installed a new high-tech 3D scanning machine at the Melbourne International Mail Gateway Facility, bolstering the ABF’s ability to detect prohibited item... Read More →
A Queensland man is due to face Brisbane Magistrates court today (Thursday, 14 November) charged with allegedly importing 26.3 kilograms of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), after police intercepted a package of the dangerous liquid precursor c... 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 September 2019 to 30 September 20... Read More →
Australians attempting to import wildlife items have been warned to abide by strict border controls or risk prosecution, following the seizure of a Canadian grey wolf pelt in Perth. Although the pelt had been declared it did not h... Read More →
An Indonesian fishing vessel has been apprehended northeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, for suspected illegal fishing in Australian waters. On 3 November 2019, Maritime Border Command (MBC), a multi-agency taskforce within the Aust... Read More →
A 33 year old man from the South West town of Collie is facing multiple weapons charges following the execution of Commonwealth and State search warrants by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and WA Police Force (WAPOL) on a residentia... Read More →
Australia and Malaysia today announced the successful conclusion of Operation REDBACK XIV, a joint border protection exercise to fight maritime crime in the Malacca Strait, near Langkawi, Kedah. Director of Maritime Enforcement and Co... Read More →
A 39-year-old Swedish man is due to face the Sydney Central Local court today after authorities discovered an estimated 16kg of methylamphetamine (ice) concealed in two suitcases. The man was selected by Australian Border Force (ABF) ... Read More →
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have detained two Chinese nationals in Perth as part of an ongoing investigation into the exploitation of foreign citizens in the sex industry. Warrants executed on a residential premises in ... Read More →
A 30 year-old Japanese tourist has been arrested and charged after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly found a large amount of child exploitation material on his mobile phone at Perth International Airport. ABF office... Read More →
Officers from the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Northern Territory Police have detained a member of the New Zealand Mongrel Mob organised crime gang in Darwin. The man was taken into custody after a warrant was executed on... Read More →
Three people have faced court after Australian authorities intercepted and investigated the alleged importation of 24kg of methylamphetamine concealed within steel tubing, in a consignment containing two treadmills, imported from Thai... Read More →
The master of an Indonesian fishing vessel apprehended off the coast of Darwin, Northern Territory, was sentenced in Darwin Local Court for illegal fishing in Australian waters. Pleading guilty to charges under the Fisheries Manag... Read More →
Four men have been charged over the importation of 400kg of methylamphetamine, which was detected by Australian Border Force (ABF) concealed in bottles of chilli sauce imported from the USA. In September 2018, the State Crime Co... Read More →
A 54-year-old man was due to appear before the Melbourne Magistrate's Court today on the alleged internal concealment of 109 pellets suspected to contain amphetamines imported via Melbourne International Airport on Saturday (26 Oct... Read More →
The Australian Border Force (ABF) led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) executed multiple search warrants this week at a number of premises across Melbourne including four residential addresses, a storage facility and three commercial ... Read More →
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have detained three Chinese and two Malaysian nationals in the southern Perth suburb of Piara Waters as part of an ongoing national operation targeting unscrupulous labour hire intermediaries and... Read More →
The Australian Government’s Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF), led by the Australian Border Force (ABF) has detected more than one million cigarettes in an air cargo shipment from Korea declared as ‘mini massagers’. ... Read More →
Chair, I congratulate you on your appointment and acknowledge all new and returning Committee members. As I’ve previously advised, pressures within our operating environment continue to rise. For example, over the la... Read More →
