CANBERRA, ACT, March 24 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A German national has become the second person charged for allegedly smuggling an alleged Operation Ironside offender out of Australia in September, 2023.
The man, 51, is expected to face Darwin Local Court today (24 March, 2025) charged with one count of people smuggling, after the AFP arrested him in Darwin on Friday (21 March, 2025).
The latest charge comes after ongoing investigations by the AFP under Operation Harrakis, which is investigating a criminal syndicate suspected of helping serious organised crime figures flee Australia.
Police will allege the German national and a Queensland man, who was charged last week (20 March, 2025), crewed a v...