CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media statement between Australian Border Force (ABF), Australian Federal Police (AFP) and AUSTRAC
Vision can be downloaded at this link
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Federal Police (AFP), with support from AUSTRAC financial analysts, have foiled a sophisticated criminal operation by seizing 4,010,000 illicit cigarettes and over AUD $24 million in proceeds of crime, including two residential properties, a commercial factory, AUD $2million in cash, luxury handbags and a Toyota Hilux.
An AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) investigation began in early July 2025, with support from AUSTRAC and the Fin...