CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 29 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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A fugitive accused of conspiring to import illicit drugs into Australia, charged in July, 2023, following an investigation as part of Operation Ironside, has been found and detained on a boat off the Northern Territory coast.
An arrest warrant was issued for the Sydney man, 35, after he failed to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on 20 January, 2025.
The man had last been seen on 8 January, 2025, at a rehabilitation facility in Swan Bay, NSW, where he was required to reside as part of his bail conditions.
The AFP allege he was a member of a syndicate which used the ANOM platform to import illicit drug...