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Trial aborted for man accused of attempting to collect 21kg meth shipment

After a stop-start two weeks, the trial came to a stop this week.

Newcastle Herald

Recipient of heroin from flight attendant identified

The intended recipient of heroin found in the luggage of a Thai flight attendant in Australia has been partly identified, while Thai authorities are attempting to locate the car that delivered the drugs to the woman’s residence in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Recipient of heroin from flight attendant identified

Bangkok Post

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'Full force of law': smuggled boat arrivals deported

A man charged over a failed people smuggling operation in northern Australia is set to face the "full force of the law", the federal government says.

AAP

Man charged after smuggled boat arrivals stun campers

Suspicious activity in a car park near where a group of foreign nationals arrived on a boat has led to a Taiwanese national being charged with people smuggling.

AAP

Thai air crew member arrested at Melbourne airport with heroin worth B11m

Australian police have arrested a female member of a Thai aircrew on an international flight at Melbourne airport after an x-ray by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers allegedly found one kilogramme of heroin concealed in her tote bags.

Bangkok Post

Airline worker's alleged tote bag drug smuggle attempt

A 26-year-old woman will face court after being accused of trying to smuggle about $500,000 of heroin concealed in tote bags into Australia.

AAP

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British actress Emaa Hussen charged with trying to smuggle 320kg meth into Australia in charcoal bags

British actress Emaa Hussen, 34, has been charged in Australia over an alleged attempt to smuggle 320kg of methamphetamine into the country, in a case authorities say involved drugs worth an estimated A$296 million (around £157 million).

The Times of India

Former EastEnders actress Emaa Hussen charged over £157m meth smuggling plot in Australia

The British actress, 34, appeared before a court in Sydney on Thursday charged with attempting to import a commercial quantity of methamphetamine

Evening Standard

Man jailed for importing child-like sex doll, possessing abhorrent child abuse material

It was part of a "disturbing rise" in similar importations.

Newcastle Herald

Kia Carnival escape one of 12 since US firm took control of Australian immigration detention, damning report finds

Staffing levels at centres ‘critical’ under Management and Training Corporation, prisons watchdog says

The Guardian - AU

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned

Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations

The Guardian - AU

More than 1,000 guns and parts seized in illicit weapon crackdown in Australia and New Zealand

Police make more than 180 arrests and capture 281 privately manufactured weapons and parts, including those made by 3D printers

The Guardian - AU

Influencer ‘Big John’ Fisher detained and denied entry to Australia: ‘No bosh’

Influencer told he had a tourist visa that didn’t allow him to engage in paid work or promotional appearances

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AAP

Complicated web of ex-ABF staffer's alleged drug crime

An Australian Border Force supervisor allegedly used "batphones", burner phones and encrypted devices when conspiring to smuggle illegal drugs.

The Guardian - AU

Search under way for US sailor missing from USS George Washington in sea north of Australia

US navy and Australian authorities are conducting search and rescue operations in the Timor Sea after reports of ‘possible sailor overboard’

AAP

Arrests over 'abhorrent' child-like sex doll imports

Several men have been arrested in a crackdown over "a disturbing rise" in imports of child-like sex dolls and could face up to 10 years in jail.

AAP

Man charged after 'significant' firearms parts bust

Authorities are hailing what they believe is one of the most significant border interceptions of firearm parts in Australia after a man was charged.

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AAP

Duo jailed after coffee grinder meth plot busted

Two men have been jailed over the importation of almost 300 blocks of meth concealed in two coffee grinders from Central America.

AAP

Tip-off leads to 250kg cocaine seizure

More than $80 million worth of cocaine has been found in a shipping container by Australian Border Force among five bags after officials received a tip-off.

AAP

Dodged tobacco trade warnings led to 'monster' war

The former head of Australian Border Force's tobacco task force said the trade's war wouldn't be the monster it is today if his warnings were heeded.

AAP

'Russian roulette': deadly drug alert as imports surge

Federal police are warning commonplace drugs like cocaine and MDMA are increasingly laced with a powerful type of synthetic opioid.

Latin Times

Clown School Student Who Tried to Smuggle Gold-Plated Pistol into Australia Claims Google Said It Was 'OK'

A Florida woman who traveled to Australia to "get into clown school" and was stopped when Australian Border Force officers found a pistol and ammunition in her luggage said Google told her it was "OK."

The Guardian - AU

Garngi rangers rescued foreign nationals stranded by boat. Local leaders say Australia’s border force is ‘asleep at the wheel’

The discovery of four men follows a series of recent sightings of vessels and people along the Northern Territory coastline

AAP

Woman 'deeply regrets' packing golden gun in luggage

A US woman will continue awaiting sentence for bringing a gold-plated gun and ammunition into Australia after further delays.

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