Mystery fugitive the ‘syndicate leader’ in alleged $8.2m drug ring
An international fugitive charged in the US was allegedly at the helm of an SA drug syndicate that was laundering as much as $8.2m at a time, prosecutors say.
Operation Ironside
Battle for the underworld: The new crims moving to fill the AN0M void
A year ago, widespread Operation Ironside raids dismantled the Comanchero and other SA crime syndicates. Now the criminals left behind are battling to take over.
How drugs and gambling debts led to a $17.5m mistake
Crippling gambling debts and drug addiction led a NSW man to drive $17.5m of meth across the state to a handover with an SA truck driver.
Surprise plea to $20m Ironside coke haul
After more than a year of maintaining his innocence, a man who went to collect $20m worth of cocaine hidden in a welder has confessed to his crime.
‘Make sure s**t is broken good’: Inside an AN0M chat group
Further messages from AN0M chat groups that sparked the massive Operation Ironside police blitz have been heard in court as part of an alleged bikie’s bid for bail.
Alleged bikie-bashing target charged with laundering $700k
He dodged an alleged bashing by fellow bikie gang members after last-minute police intervention – now this man’s been charged with laundering $700k.
‘Selfless’ man sentenced for $57k in cocaine behind microwave
After his gambling and drinking led to money problems, Timothy Barkla agreed to store drugs in his kitchen for someone else. Then Operation Ironside detectives came knocking.
Battle for Ironside millions: SA, NSW police clash over drug money
SA prosecutors have their eyes on $2.75m cash found during Operation Ironside during a truckie’s Adelaide-Sydney run – but NSW Police already has the money.
Accused Operation Ironside criminals in huge court win
Accused drug kingpins arrested under Operation Ironside have won a significant legal battle that may allow them to hide their riches from police.
The ‘Pope finished’: Inside Ironside’s $37.5m meth bust
A horse trainer known as ‘The Pope’ was caught trafficking $37.5m of meth – now newly released AN0M messages reveal what was going on behind the scenes.
13 suburbs: Where latest AN0M accused allegedly trafficked meth
The latest person charged under Operation Ironside is accused of laundering more than $640,000 and trafficking drugs in 13 Adelaide suburbs.
‘His head was spurting blood – it was pretty funny’
A bikie arrested over a 2019 shooting allegedly sent messages over the AN0M platform saying how funny it was the victim was “spurting blood” in time with his heart beat.
Ironside targets ‘ran massive meth pipeline between SA and WA’
A drug syndicate identified as part of Operation Ironside was allegedly running millions of dollars in drugs from Adelaide to Perth – all while being watched by police.
Revealed: Full list of SA Ironside accused – and where they live
Today we reveal the identities of dozens more South Australians charged over the Operation Ironside organised crime sting. See who they are, what they’re charged with, and where they live.
Mapped and named: Operation Ironside’s SA arrests
From Stirling to Seaton, Mawson Lakes to Mount Barker, see the home suburbs of more than 40 South Australians charged in the Operation Ironside police sting.
Ironside cannabis haul ‘patsy’ learns his fate
A former security guard who was left “holding the bag” when police burst into a drug house as part of Operation Ironside has been sentenced.
Drug house ‘patsy’ swept up in Operation Ironside raids
Tyler Brook moved into a cannabis growhouse so he had a place to live but was left “holding the bag” when Ironside detectives came knocking – see inside the drug house.
Court error wrongly links AN0M accused to terrorism
An abbreviated charge on the SA courts’ website has wrongly linked an AN0M accused to terrorism offences – prompting an immediate correction.
Ironside accused sells house to girlfriend – for one dollar
An Ironside accused facing drug and money laundering charges allegedly tried to keep his house from the clutches of police with a cunning plan. It didn’t work.
SA Ironside test case to be first in Australia
The trial of three men for possessing military-grade firearms will become an Australian-first Ironside test case – with the validity of warrants likely to end up in the High Court.
AN0M: 160 lawyers, bikies, insiders next on hit list
The next phase of the AN0M bust is about to begin — with 160 Australians targeted by cops, who analysed millions of encrypted messages.
How criminal underworld got AN0M phones in 4 easy steps
Wholesalers, drivers, agents; for the first time the highly organised structure that sent encrypted devices into the hands of crime figures is revealed.
Ironside: 57 accused, 150+ new charges and a $17.5m guilty plea
An Operation Ironside defendant has admitted his role in a $17.5m drug trafficking syndicate, during a mass hearing of South Australians caught up in the crime sting.
Ironside: Boxer and alleged bikie among 18 men charged
A boxer as well as an alleged senior bikie are among the 18 men charged as part of a second Operation Ironside round of arrests.
Ironside’s big freeze: Treasure hoard worth millions seized
Luxury houses, prestige cars, jet skis, diamond-encrusted Rolexes … see the incredible treasure trove police are chasing from Operation Ironside’s alleged villains.
Bail relaxed for man linked to ‘industrial scale’ meth lab
A man charged with involvement in a “sophisticated” drug lab uncovered in Operation Ironside wants to travel interstate for work, a court has heard.
Fitness trainer charged over $64m AN0M cocaine bust
The husband of an Insta-famous pole dancer will face court over an alleged plot to smuggle $64 million of cocaine into Australia.
Ironside: Alleged dealer ‘used AN0M app hours after acquittal’
An alleged drug trafficker acquitted of dealing because police replaced the drugs with sugar was using the AN0M app hours after being cleared, a court has heard.
Operation Ironside: Drugs behind the microwave, court told
A man allegedly caught with 16 mobile phones, drugs and thousands of dollars in cash during Operation Ironside raids has been refused bail.
Operation Ironside: ‘We’re coming’, top cop warns crooks
SA’s top cop has issued a warning that more people could be incriminated under Operation Ironside, claiming “we’re coming”.
MAPPED AND NAMED: 26 Queenslanders charged in AN0M raids
These are the names of 26 Queenslanders caught in the Special Operation Ironside police sting and the suburbs in which they were charged. LIST OF NAMES AND SUBURBS
Operation Ironside: Abandoned cannabis bunker uncovered
As part of ongoing investigations into the biggest global police sting in history, detectives have uncovered an abandoned cannabis crop at Two Wells.
‘They’re suspiciously quiet’: The bikie gang set for power play
With the Comanchero smashed by the AN0M breakthrough this week, police fear another bikie gang is on the horizon, waiting to pounce – the Hells Angels.
Baby-faced teen charged in Operation Ironside
He’s just 18 and looks even younger – but this former private schoolboy from Burnside is now behind bars facing serious charges following the global police sting.
Cars, Rolex, $4.9m in a wall: Loot seized in AN0M web
An Aladdin’s Cave of treasure including a $450,000 Rolex, Lamborghinis and $4.9m in cash are just some of what Operation Ironside found.
Bikie-buster explodes: ‘We know who you are’
Australia’s bikie-busting cop has issued a threat to violent gangs caught in the AN0M web who are “disloyal thugs” and peddle drugs to children.
Aussie drug kingpin’s AN0M web exposed
Fugitive drug lord Hakan Ayik had his tentacles hooked into almost every one of the group indicted after the crime sting of the century.
Mapped and named: Vic bikies caught up in Operation Ironside
These are the members of the Victorian Comancheros bikie gang who have been arrested as part of the global AN0M police sting.
Gold Coast crane operator caught up in ‘sting of the century’
A Mermaid Waters crane operator who allegedly trafficked drugs and firearms as a part of alleged Brisbane crime syndicate has been charged through the Australian Federal Police’s “sting of the century” crackdown.
Brisbane crane operator caught up in ‘sting of the century’
A crane operator who allegedly trafficked drugs and firearms as a part of alleged Brisbane crime syndicate has been charged through the Australian Federal Police’s “sting of the century” crackdown.
Two Aussies arrested, five ‘on the run’ in global sting
The US is “working” to extradite all 17 suspects – including seven Australians – and 10 foreign nationals as part of a global bust on organised crime, but most remain at large.
‘Massive take-down’: FBI reveals more arrests in Aussie-led sting
The FBI has revealed more arrests have been made as part of Operation Ironside – the Australian-US crackdown on organised crime.
WATCH: 55 Qld raids in Australia’s biggest-ever crime bust
Thirty-eight Queenslanders are among those arrested in Australia’s largest ever crime bust that has included more than 250 officers in 55 raids across the state, with video showing some of the raids.
How bikies’ Norwood ‘machine gun murder plot’ was stopped
Operation Ironside allegedly averted a potential slaughter on The Parade – get the inside story of how police say they thwarted gangsters’ plans to execute a rival.
‘Lost $700,000 in one raid’: Brisbane chippie charged after drug sting
A Brisbane carpenter arrested during an international police sting, allegedly taped talking about moving large amounts of cocaine, has been described as a ‘serious player’ and refused bail.
Second alleged bikie hit could have killed wrong man: police
Senior police have revealed a second alleged murder plot by Comanchero bikies – in which they went to the wrong house – was foiled in a huge sting operation.
95 charged in 18 months as Comancheros smashed
Police have dismantled a “trans-national” meth and cocaine ring in SA and caused “mass disruption” to the Comancheros in the past 18 months under Operation Ironside.
Ex-con was paid $120,000 to bring down the underworld
A tech-savvy convicted drug trafficker has been revealed as the person who invented the Trojan horse app AN0M.
Aussie drug lord’s chilling warning after AFP raids
Fugitive drug lord Hakan Ayik, who led the criminal underworld straight to law enforcement, has been given an ultimatum.
Murder plot, drugs and guns: 48 South Australians arrested
Dozens of South Australians caught up in the Operation Ironside sting have appeared in court.
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