Tag: Crime syndicates

Latest seizure of drugs worth an estimated $135-million and arrest of four people highlights the scale of the problem.

Man was one of three Victorians who aimed to steal around $5-million from the Australia Tax Office using an elaborate fraud scheme.

Cops say they are targeting the criminal economy by confiscating criminal assets and removing the profit from crime.

Mom, 57, and son, 28, will spend a minimum of 6-7 years behind bars for their illegal work with a meth-trafficking syndicate.

Police believe the cannabis seizure on the NSW Mid North Coast may be the largest in Australia since the 1970s. Fourteen arrests made.

Detectives stop truck and find two big tubs stuffed with millions of dollars in cash. Large quantity of drugs also seized at a Perth home.

Man sentenced to nearly 15 years in a Melbourne court this week. He is now the fifth syndicate member to get a combined 68 years’ jail time.

Police say only a well-resourced organised crime syndicate would have been able to attempt a smuggling operation on this scale.

Illegal drugs laboratory was still in the process of being set up and would have been one of the largest in Victoria’s history.

Intricate web of business operations netted alleged criminals $17-million in two years. Payroll money meant for ATO was diverted.