Media Centre
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 17th |
Trident Taskforce Tackles Trafficking on the Waterfront Australian Customs and Border Protection, Victoria Police, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Transactions and Analysis Centre, Australian Federal Police and Australian Taxation Office The Trident Taskforce has arrested six people and seized cocaine, steroids, human growth hormones, cash and a vehicle as part of Operation Coulter. |
Joint Media Release |
| 10th |
Joint investigation results in seizure of 365 litres of liquid containing Methamphetamine Australian Federal Police, Australian Crime Commission, Victoria Police and Australian Customs and Border Protection A joint law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of two people and seizure of 365 litres of liquid containing methamphetamine stored in bottles of carpet stain cleaner. |
Joint Media Release |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 19th |
Tax affairs of the Rebels under the microscope Serious and Organised Crime Coordination Committee The Attero National Task Force has stepped up its investigation of the Rebels motorcycle gang, with hundreds of members and associates now having their tax affairs scrutinized. |
Joint Media Release |
| 3rd |
Three arrested for importing methamphetamine in tequila bottles Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Three men have been arrested and more than 30 kilograms of methamphetamine, $180,000 in cash and casino chips and $66,000 worth of diamonds seized in a joint law enforcement operation in Sydney yesterday. |
Joint Media Release |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 28th |
Joint investigation results in Australia’s largest recorded Ice seizure Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, NSW Police Force, NSW Crime Commission The Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) has seized 585 kilograms of methamphetamine (Ice) worth up to $438 million dollars and arrested three people in relation to the record haul. |
Joint Media Release |
| 27th |
Online market places for illicit commodities The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is aware of online marketplaces including Silk Road, where licit and illicit items can be purchased. |
On the Record |
| 26th |
Australian Crime Commission commemorates 10 years in 2013 In 2013 the Australian Crime Commission commemorates its 10 year anniversary. |
News Stories |
| 26th |
US firearms experts arrive to train Australian Law Enforcement Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice, Jason Clare, today welcomed experts from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to Australia. |
Ministerial Media Release |
| 13th |
Telecommunications Intercept in relation to Project Aperio No telecommunication interception warrants were sought in relation to the Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) High Risk and Emerging Drug Threats Special Operation under which Project Aperio was conducted. |
On the Record |
| 11th |
Statement from the Australian Crime Commission Chief Executive Officer: Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport Following a request from the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL), I have granted permission for both codes to confidentially notify the specific clubs within their respective codes that were identified in Project Aperio. |
On the Record |
| 7th |
Three men charged in joint investigation into Qld crime syndicate Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police Three men have been charged with conspiracy to possess a commercial quantity of cocaine as part of a joint Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Crime Commission (ACC) investigation. |
Joint Media Release |
| 7th |
Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport The Hon. Jason Clare MP and Senator the Hon. Kate Lundy The Australian Crime Commission today released the findings of a 12-month investigation into the integrity of Australian sport and the relationship between professional sporting bodies, prohibited substances and organised crime. |
Ministerial Media Release |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10th |
Multi-agency drug bust nets four and 37kgs of narcotics in Perth Australian Crime Commssion, Australian Federal Police and Customs and Border Protection A multi-agency investigation involving the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has disrupted the activities of a Perth-based drug syndicate. |
Joint Media Release |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7th |
ACC welcomes new Examiners The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) CEO, John Lawler, today welcomed the appointment of one full-time and four part-time ACC examiners. |
News Stories |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 27th |
Organised crime and the high Australian dollar Organised crime is motivated principally by profit and criminals look to exploit markets which offer high returns for low or calculated risk. |
On the Record |
| 12th |
Australian Crime Commission enhances relationship with New Zealand Police Australian Crime Commission, New Zealand Police The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and New Zealand Police have further strengthened their Trans-Tasman relationship after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, allowing both countries to share intelligence on the highest criminal risks. |
Joint Media Release |
| 9th |
Project Wickenby Project Wickenby has been successful in demonstrating the effective collaboration of a cross agency Task Force. This success has ultimately made Australia less attractive for international tax evasion and other financial crimes. |
On the Record |
| 8th |
Two arrested over drug syndicate operating between Mexico and Australia Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Australian Crime Commission A multi-agency taskforce has disrupted an international drug syndicate with the arrest of two men in Melbourne today as part of Operation Kensai. |
Joint Media Release |
| 8th |
Man charged over drug syndicate operating between Mexico and Australia Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Australian Crime Commission Police have charged a man after a multi-agency taskforce disrupted an alleged international drug syndicate in Melbourne today as part of Operation Kensai. |
Joint Media Release |
| 7th |
Attero National Task Force targets the Rebels Serious and Organised Crime Coordination Committee Australia’s law enforcement and Commonwealth agencies have joined forces to establish a national Task Force to target one of Australia’s highest risk criminal threats—the Rebels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG). |
Joint Media Release |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 27th |
Seven charged following joint taskforce operation Australian Crime Commission, Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service A multi-agency taskforce has arrested eight people and shut down two clandestine laboratories in Melbourne’s western suburbs. |
Joint Media Release |
| 25th |
Fraudsters using the ACC name and logo The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) is aware of a number of scams using the ACC name and logo to lure consumers into paying thousands of dollars into fraudulent bank accounts. |
News Stories |
| 12th |
Scammers use law enforcement logos in online dating scam A scam designed to rip off Australians has falsely used the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) logos in an attempt to lure consumers into paying large sums of money for fake criminal background checks. |
News Stories |
| 5th |
Cocaine Market in Australia Organised crime is motivated by profit—it is the motivating factor for most forms of organised crime, and the trade in illicit drugs continues to be the primary source of profit for serious and organised crime in Australia. |
On the Record |
| 4th |
Joint operation results in $52 million narcotics seizure Australian Federal Police, New South Wales State Crime Command, Australian Customs and Border Protection, Australian Crime Commission and the New South Wales Crime Commission The Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) has seized an estimated 52 kilograms of narcotics and arrested two Canadian nationals as a result of intelligence provided by the Australian Crime Commission (ACC). |
Joint Media Release |
| Date | Media item description | Media Type |
|---|---|---|
| 24th |
Presentation to the launch of APCA's Get Smart About Card Fraud Online program On 19 September 2012, ACC National Manager Intervention and State Manager, New South Wales, Warren Gray, presented at the launch of the Australian Payments Clearing Association’s (APCA) new education program Get Smart About Card Fraud. |
ACC Speeches and Presentations |
| 19th |
Presentation to the Dun & Bradstreet Consumer Credit Conference 2012 On 13 September 2012, ACC Chief Executive Officer John Lawler AM APM presented at the Dun and Bradstreet Consumer Credit Conference, 'Credit risk in Australia - The road ahead'. Mr Lawler spoke on 'Global trends in consumer fraud'. |
ACC Speeches and Presentations |
| 18th |
Hong Kong man faces court over $16 million drug haul Australian Federal Police, Australian Crime Commission, News South Wales Crime Commission, New South Wales Police Force and Australian Customs and Border Protection A 45-year-old Hong Kong national was arrested with almost 24 kilograms of narcotics by the Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG), and will face court today charged with drug supply offences. |
Joint Media Release |
| 14th |
National Indigenous Intelligence Task Force The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) National Indigenous Intelligence Task Force (NIITF) was established in July 2006 as part of a whole-of-government response to violence and child abuse in remote, rural and urban Indigenous communities. |
On the Record |
| 6th |
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs Outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) remain a serious threat to the Australian community. They remain one of the most visible manifestations of organised crime, and they have an active presence in all Australian States and Territories. |
On the Record |
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