Crime Interrupted

When a second-hand excavator was en route to Australia from South Africa, the Australian Border Force flagged it for a closer look. ACT policing suspected an importation of cocaine, but no one could believe just how much. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted

The AFP and ATO uncover Australia’s largest tax fraud case, involving $300m. The two perpetrators were trusted businessmen and before the law caught up with them, they spent tens of millions on luxury cars, boats, and mansions. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted

A secondary school student spoke to the AFP about her concern she was about to be forced into a marriage. The marriage eventually went ahead, and she was murdered six weeks later. Her mother was charged with coercing her into a forced marriage.https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted

When millions of offensive emails flooded the inboxes of ordinary Australians in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, the AFP began a cat-and-mouse chase, pitting the offender against the best of the best at AFP Cybercrime. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted

When the AFP learnt that two men were planning a terror attack on the streets of Sydney, they began a race against time to locate the two young suspects and stop them. It became urgent when they learn the men had purchased hunting knives.https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted

When intel was received that a boat with nearly half a tonne of cocaine was headed toward Australian waters, the AFP, Customs, and state police monitored the journey and the transference of drugs to a smaller vessel. What followed was a perilous five-day boat chase through the high seas. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted