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December 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
21st Drug arrests disrupt transnational criminal syndicate
Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, New South Wales Crime Commission, New South Wales Police Force, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Two Hong Kong nationals have been arrested over the attempted importation of approximately 30 kilograms of methamphetamine into Sydney, the result of an investigation by the Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG). 		Joint Media Release
13th Serious and organised investment scam disrupted on Gold Coast
Australian Crime Commission, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Queensland Police Service
Multiple search warrants were executed across a number of premises and a call centre targeting individuals allegedly involved in investment scams based on the Gold Coast. 		Joint Media Release
November 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
9th Speech to 3rd Annual eCrime Symposium, University of Canberra
In September this year, Google marked its 13th birthday. It’s an ideal marker to consider the growth and expansion of the internet. 		ACC Speeches and Presentations
7th Keynote address, 2011 Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing conference
We know that organised crime is all about money. The motivator for taking the extreme risks, breaking the law and causing destruction and harm to others, is greed and wealth. 		ACC Speeches and Presentations
5th Police arrests five people in relation to Sydney cocaine and ice seizure
Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, NSW Crime Commission, NSW Police Force, Australian Customs and Border Protection
Five people have been arrested in Sydney today by Australian Federal Police (AFP) in conjunction with Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) investigators regarding an attempt to import cocaine and ice (crystal methamphetamine) into Australia. 		Joint Media Release
2nd Money Laundering
Organised crime groups rely on money laundering to conceal or disguise the proceeds of their crimes. 		Multimedia
October 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
30th Man accused of supplying $230 million in heroin added to the state's Most Wanted list
Australian Crime Commission, NSW Police
A 31-year-old Sydney man with links to the Comancheros outlaw motorcycle gang is the latest addition to the NSW Police Force’s Most Wanted list. 		Joint Media Release
26th Man charged with warrant relating to 11kg ICE seizure - MEOCS & Australian Crime Commission
Australian Crime Commission, NSW Police
A man has been arrested in relation to the seizure in February of 11kg of ICE, $897,000 cash and luxury vehicles during a joint-agency drug operation. 		Joint Media Release
September 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Australian Crime Commission Board
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board today urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Australian Crime Commission Board Media Release
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Joint media release - Australian Crime Commission, Western Australia Police, Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board today urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Joint Media Release
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Joint media release - Australian Crime Commission, Victoria Police, Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board has urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Joint Media Release
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Joint media release - Australian Crime Commission, Tasmania Police, Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board today urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Joint Media Release
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Joint media release - Australian Crime Commission, South Australia Police, Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board today urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Joint Media Release
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Joint media release - Australian Crime Commission, Queensland Police, Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board today urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Joint Media Release
28th Protect your retirement savings—Australian Crime Commission Board warns of investment scams targeting Australians
Joint media release - Australian Crime Commission, Northern Territory Police, Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) Board today urged Australians to protect themselves against the growing threat of serious and organised fraudulent investment scams. 		Joint Media Release
14th Illicit drugs seized in Adelaide following international operation
Joint media release - AFP, SA Police, Customs and Border Protection, ACC.
Five South Australian men have been arrested as part of the operation which involved the Australian Federal Police (AFP), South Australia Police (SA Police), the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and Vietnamese Police. 		Joint Media Release
9th Sydney man charged with cocaine importation as police seize $460,000 cash
Joint media release - AFP, NSW Police, Customs and Border Protection, ACC and NSWCC.
The Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) yesterday seized $460,000 in cash and charged a 24-year-old Sydney man with the attempted importation of more than two kilograms of cocaine. 		Joint Media Release
8th Closure of multi-agency maritime operation, Moreton Bay
Operation Juliet Osprey was a joint operation between the Queensland Police, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Australian Federal Police, Australian Fisheries Management Authority and the Australian Crime Commission.
A two-day multi-agency operation targeting drug and other illegal activity on commercial and recreational fishing vessels in the Moreton Bay region finished yesterday. 		Joint Media Release
1st Polaris arrests two men and seizes more than 60 tonnes of illegal tobacco
Joint media release - Australian Federal Police, Australian Crime Commission, New South Wales Crime Commission, New South Wales Police Force and Australian Customs and Border Protection.
A joint law enforcement operation has charged two men with alleged importation and bribery offences following the seizure of more than 60 tonnes of illegal tobacco. 		Joint Media Release
August 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
27th Two people arrested, ICE & guns seized in joint drug trafficking operation
Two people have been arrested, as well as ICE and guns seized, during a joint agency operation targeting an alleged illicit drug importation and distribution syndicate. 		NSW Police Media Release
26th Multi-agency maritime operation, Tin Can Bay to Bundaberg
A two-day multi-agency operation targeting drugs and other illegal activity on commercial and recreational fishing vessels from Tin Can Bay to Bundaberg has finished. 		QLD Police Media Release
22nd Man arrested on drugs charges in joint agency operation
Joint Australian Customs and Border Protection, News South Wales Police Force, Australian Crime Commission, Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police media release.
A 36-year-old Mill Park man was charged in Victoria over the weekend and a complex drug importation and distribution syndicate has been dismantled. 		Joint Media Release
July 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
22nd Keynote address to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission, I am a strong advocate of a partnership approach and the benefits that can be gained from leveraging each others knowledge, capabilities and strengths to deliver truly effective, informed responses. 		ACC Speeches and Presentations
June 2011
Date Media item description Media Type
28th ACT records highest cannabis seizures in 2009–10
Joint Australian Crime Commission and Australian Federal Police media release
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 has revealed that cannabis accounted for over 99 per cent of the weight of drugs seized in the Australian Capital Territory in 2009–10. 		Joint Media Release
28th 71 'clan labs' detected in South Australia in 2009–10
Joint Australian Crime Commission and South Australia Police media release
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 has revealed 71 clandestine laboratories were detected in South Australia in 2009–10. 		Joint Media Release
28th Northern Territory pays more for cannabis in 2009–10
Joint Australian Crime Commission and Northern Territory Police
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 has revealed Northern Territorians pay up to $100 per gram for cannabis, compared with $20–50 in other states and territories. 		Joint Media Release
28th 297 ‘clan labs’ detected in Queensland in 2009–10
Joint Australian Crime Commission and Queensland Police media release
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 has revealed 297 clandestine laboratories were detected in Queensland in 2009–10, more than any other state or territory. 		Joint Media Release
28th New South Wales records highest proportion of illicit drug seizures in 2009–10
Joint Australian Crime Commission and NSW Police Force media release
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 has revealed New South Wales recorded the highest proportion of illicit drug seizures by number and weight in 2009–10 compared with the rest of the country 		Joint Media Release
28th Victoria seizes over 233kg of cocaine in 2009–10
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) newly released Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 reveals that Victoria accounted for 59 per cent (233.64kg) of national cocaine seizures by weight 		ACC Media Release
28th 118 'clan labs' detected in Western Australia in 2009–10
The Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2009–10 has revealed 118 clandestine laboratories were detected in Western Australia in 2009–10, an increase of 51 per cent from 2008–09. 		ACC Media Release