The accused were charged with offences includingconspiracy to murder, drug trafficking, firearmtrafficking and possession and money laundering. Four men will face court after police seized 15 guns, a quantity of drugs, and cash during an investigation in Sydney's south-west. According to new findings, the samples taken from 49 waste sites from around the country, show a 37 per cent decrease in codeine consumption. "Our Australian Federal Police has worked hand-in-glove with US FBI to bring down some of the most significant criminals - not just here in Australia, but right around the world.". A former successful businessman and prominent member of the Lebanese community caught as part of Operation Ironside has been given the steepest sentence since the operation begun. A SOUTH Australian man has been named as a "principal" player in a failed conspiracy to import more than $200 million worth of illicit drugs into Australia. Across Victoria, hundreds of officers carried out 37 search warrants and conducted 32 arrests. SA police suspect the marijuana was to be sold across the country and haveevidence suggesting some money made from trafficking was sent to European countries. The mobile phones, which were bought on the black market, could not make calls or send emails. (ABC News) Now to prove offences: lawyer A bikie arrested over a 2019 shooting allegedly sent messages over the AN0M platform saying how funny it was the victim was spurting blood in time with his heart beat. The health department has warned the brick-shaped tablets could increase the risk of toxic effects. "This is a watershed moment in Australian law enforcement history.". Drug syndicate: Adelaide men named in $200m drug bust - news The AFP said it also acted on 20 threats to kill, potentially saving the lives of a significant number of innocent bystanders, with intelligence handed to state police agencies which took immediate action. Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks when it comes to survival? "There will be reprisals, there will be debts owed, there will be conflict, there will be somebody trying to step up," he said. Mr Morrison said further arrests were expected. A former security guard who was left holding the bag when police burst into a drug house as part of Operation Ironside has been sentenced. It is understood Mexicos infamous Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most expansive and violent criminal organisations in the world, provided the methamphetamine. There's been a spike in shipments of the illicit drug since the Taliban seized power two years ago, Australian authorities said. Alongside his 45-year-old uncle Theodore Tasman Broikos, from Wattle Park, Apostle Broikos appeared in a bumper session in the Adelaide Magistrates Court last Thursday where he was remanded in custody despite his lawyer highlighting his age. "This is a watershed moment in Australian law enforcement history.". "Organised crime, particularly the OMCG, is about violence, drugs and beating the system," Assistant Commissioner Harvey said. J une 9: The trio meet at Chatswood Wests White Fire Bar and Grill, where they discuss payment terms. To improve your experience. Three men have been charged after allegedly trying to import 130 kilograms of methylamphetamine into Australia inside slabs of paraffin wax. From Stirling to Seaton, Mawson Lakes to Mount Barker, see the home suburbs of more than 40 South Australians charged in the Operation Ironside police sting. The maximum penalty for those charges is a fine of up to $1 million, life imprisonment or both. Australian police have smashed a Colombian drug ring across - YouTube Internal bikie politics and drug debts were behind an alleged plan to shoot one man and bash another, a court has heard. Three South Australian men charged in major cannabis drug bust in Adelaide The man gives him a phone number for a Mexican contact, Peter, to provide the 101kg of ice in Mexico City. Instead, the platform dubbed "ANOM" had been designed by the FBI and deliberately implanted into criminal circles to collect hard evidence of planning crimes. Water pumps, which the men used in a previous operation, are discussed but dismissed because they are too difficult to cut open. Embattled television personality Andrew O'Keefe has had a number of charges over an alleged altercation at a Sydney CBD apartment withdrawn as he faces a court hearing. So once tug boats release the pilot boat guides him out to sea once the pilot boat leaves we msg saying throw then they'll throw right away," one criminal message another. Australian police have smashed a Colombian drug ring, which built their own, high-tech laboratory right here in Australia to manufacture cocaine.They say the. See who they are, what theyre charged with, and where they live. If so, what is your fee.". A man sought by the FBI and Australian Federal Police has been arrested on the Yorke Peninsula by Operation Ironside detectives. Jordanna Schriever, Mitch Mott and Nigel Hunt The Advertiser. Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia, Police bust drug syndicate in Vic and Tas, Australia is set to offer tens of thousands of 'safe haven' visas to Hong Kong residents who want to flee China's draconian security laws, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' According to JPD, the department's C.A.T. Among the seizures carried out were $1.9 million in cash, 90kg of high-grade methamphetamines with a street value of $45 million and 350kg of cannabis. Joshua Toole is being kept in 'unacceptable' confinement due to the high-profile nature of his older brother. An 18-year-old Greek and another four Greek Australians are among those arrested in operation Ironside in Adelaide. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the prescription of MDMA for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin (the drug in magic mushrooms) for treatment-resistant depression from July 1. (WLBT) - Jackson Police Department's Criminal Apprehension Team made two arrests in a drug bust earlier this week. A young man arrested under Operation Ironside was allegedly directed by a senior Comanchero as a cashier to launder more than $4m in drug money. 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Stamati Toulantas aged 24 from Park Holme has been charged with trafficking in a controlled drug, possess prescription drug and possess prohibited weapon. A year ago, widespread Operation Ironside raids dismantled the Comanchero and other SA crime syndicates. The list is long and sadly another three Greek Australians have been identified and arrested during the operation. He faces charges over drug trafficking and money laundering. "I have a cargo ship with captain on side too they want to throw over load as they leave. Operation Ironside led to the arrest of 224 offenders on 526 charges in every mainland Australian state. New Zealand authorities have found 3.2 tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean, with the drugs believed to have been destined for the Australian market. 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