Australia to toughen tobacco crime laws as cigarette and vape black markets surge
Criminal gangs cashing in on Australia’s illicit tobacco boom will face tougher penalties and expanded police surveillance powers…
Violent crime spreading to regional towns as WA waits for strengthened tobacco laws
Community leaders have called on the West Australian government to take concrete action as violence and crime associated…
Tobacco shop owner ‘refusing to cooperate with police’ after shakedown sign appears
The owner of a northern Victorian tobacco store is “refusing to cooperate” with investigators, after a threatening sign…
Taskforce Falcon charges alleged ‘onshore leader’ of Alameddine crime family
The alleged “onshore” leader of the Alameddine crime family has been charged by police with conspiring to murder…
Australia’s real-time network stops AUD $60m in fraud attempts
Australia’s real-time financial crime intelligence-sharing network has identified more than AUD $60 million in attempted fraud in only…
Authorities look to underworld for answers after massive illegal rubbish dump sparks outcry in England
When a mountain of rubbish appeared in the English countryside, everybody had questions. Some locals claim the trash…
Narco subs appear in Pacific amid warnings cartels are ramping up trafficking to Australia
They’re stealthy, semi-submersible and can sneak narcotics across oceans in bulk. And recently, suspected ‘narco subs’ have started…
Australia’s $4 billion illicit tobacco trade has become one of the nation’s most violent criminal markets
Australia’s illicit tobacco trade has exploded into one of the nation’s most violent and fastest-growing criminal markets, costing…
Dozens arrested in Operation Ironside sting across South Australia
Dozens of people have been arrested and charged with more than 800 offences in a major Operation Ironside…
Police warn wave of kill crew plots break ‘no families’ gangland code
The alleged murder of a woman who was stripped naked, bound and gagged before she was killed shows…
Border Force seizes 3D-printed guns and parts in national crack down
Sovereign citizens and doomsday preppers with 3D-printed firearms are among hundreds of people arrested in a nationwide crack…
NSW Police intercept alleged ‘kill team’ near day care centre in Revesby
An alleged “kill team” captured by police en route to a planned hit near a Sydney daycare centre…