CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note:Footage and images of the man are available on Hightail
A Sydney man, 35, will appear before Downing Centre Local Court today (5 February, 2025) after he was detained on a boat off the Northern Territory coast in a multi-agency operation on 26 January, 2025.
The man is accused of being a member of a criminal syndicate which used the AN0M platform - an encrypted communications application used by organised crime - and conspiring to import illicit drugs into Australia. He was charged in July, 2023, after an investigation as part of Operation Ironside. He was granted bail at a later date.
An arrest warrant was issued for the man after he fa...