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First multi-million cash forfeiture as a result of AFP’s Operation Ironside

A WA man who was jailed for five years for money laundering is to lose the $6-million in cash that police found in his possession.

Mike Simpson by Mike Simpson
25-09-2021 06:34
in News
Photo credit: AFP

Photo credit: AFP

A jailed member of a criminal syndicate has lost $6-million of ill-gotten gains to taxpayers after the Australian Federal Police won its first assets-confiscation case under Operation Ironside.

The man – the first to be convicted in Western Australia under Operation Ironside – did not challenge the forfeiture orders made this month by the Supreme Court of WA.

The $6-million in cash will be redistributed from the Confiscated Assets Account by the Minister for Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, to support crime prevention, law enforcement and related community initiatives.

Operation Ironside-West-Maidos was an investigation into a Perth-based organised crime syndicate allegedly involved in the importation and distribution of methamphetamine and cannabis.

Intelligence was gained from the AN0M platform

The discovery of the cash came as a result of intelligence gained from the AN0M platform, which was secretly run by the AFP and FBI. The AFP developed the technical ability to read encrypted messages in near real time.

A search warrant executed in Perth on 26 November 2020 found about $6-million in cash and cash-counting equipment.

A man present at the Girrawheen home at the time of the search warrant was arrested and charged with a money-laundering offence.

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The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to dealing in the proceeds of crime and was sentenced in the WA District Court on 27 July 2021 to five years’ imprisonment.

Forfeitures ensure no ‘silver lining’ for criminals

Before his sentencing, the man signed a consent order for the restraint and forfeiture of the seized cash, and on 8 September 2021 the Supreme Court of Western Australia issued orders restraining and forfeiting the cash.

AFP National Manager for Criminal Assets Confiscation, Stefan Jerga said the dual criminal conviction and asset confiscation strategy undertaken by the AFP and its state police partners delivers maximum impact and ensures there is no silver lining for offenders when they are released from jail.

“Our strategy ensures that when offenders have served their sentence they do not come home to enjoy their criminal wealth and a property portfolio, cars, boats and jewellery – all paid for by the proceeds of crime,” Jerga said.

“We know some criminals build jail time into the cost of doing business. But what they really dislike is coming out of prison without the benefit of their ill-gotten gains.”

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