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Inside the police sting of the century - Operation Ironside

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AN0M accused’s connection to former Crows star

The former SANFL player and private school boy with ties to an AFL star and prominent politicians stands accused of large-scale drug trafficking following Operation Ironside.

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Named: Final 27 fresh Operation Ironside arrests identified

A former private school student, restaurant owner and businessman have been identified as South Aussies arrested in raids linked to the AN0M app. See who has faced court.

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Footy star, kids’ sport coach, cafe owner in AN0M net

An ex-West Adelaide player, a popular lash tech and an eastern suburbs dad of three are among alleged drug traffickers caught up in Operation Ironside 3.0.

Operation Ironside . SAPOL Assistant Commissioner Peter Harvey ( Crime ) , Fedpol Detective Superintendent Gail McClure and SAPOL Crime Branch Chief , Superintendent Steve Taylor . Picture: AFP/SAPOL

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Inside the police operations bunker as the raids went down

At 5.30am on Monday, a senior South Australian detective radioed the phrase “execute resolution” – and more than 400 cops sprang into action.

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Man refused bail over three alleged AN0M bikie murder plots

A man arrested under the Operation Ironside bust over his alleged role in three plots to murder a bikie has faced court seeking bail.

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SA’s highest court hands down massive Ironside ruling

The state’s highest court has ruled whether Operation Ironside detectives were acting legally when they intercepted messages on the AN0M app.

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Six of the South Australians setenced aftering being busted through Opertaion Ironside. Pictures: Supplied

Operation Ironside: The SA criminals busted in world’s biggest sting

Three years on from Resolution Day – the moment police swooped on the nation’s criminal underground – here’s the full list of South Australians sentenced for crimes.

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Soccer star turned drug runner busted in huge AN0M sting

He was a talented soccer player. So how did he become a “trusted” Operation Ironside drug runner for a multimillion-dollar syndicate? And how long will he spend behind bars?

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The ANoM app appears on the screen of a smartphone in Paris, on June 8, 2021. - Some 250 people were arrested in Sweden and Finland in the global sting on organised crime, authorities said on June 8, 2021, using phones planted by the US FBI, law enforcement officers were able to read the messages of global underworld figures in around 100 countries as they plotted drug deals, arms transfers and gangland hits on the compromised ANOM devices. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)

The argument that could bring Operation Ironside tumbling down

A lawyer for two South Australian alleged crime kingpins caught up in Operation Ironside is a step closer to having millions of AN0M messages thrown out as evidence.

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AN0M text messages between members of an organised crime syndicate reveal where drug deals happen around Adelaide.,

Mapped: Is there a drug deal happening near you?

From Bunnings carparks to Maccas and suburban Adelaide homes, secret messages show how and where drugs are dealt around Adelaide. See the map.

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Court released photos of fake diplomatic pouches containing cocaine which were mailed into Australia. Picture: Border Force.

Secret way cocaine was smuggled into Adelaide

Millions of dollars of cocaine was successfully smuggled into Australia through clever fakes from Colombia – some destined for Adelaide.

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Art for article on drug lord Hakan Ayik.

Read his texts: ‘Facebook Gangster’s’ secret messages exposed

This “Facebook Gangster” thought he was operating in secret. He was wrong. Now you can see what he had to say when he thought no one was watching.

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The inside story of the criminal underworld’s most wanted man

A single fateful decision by the architect behind AN0M led to the arrest of more than a thousand people across the globe. See why he is now the “underworld’s most wanted”.

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Drugs, guns, bikie conspiracies: Secret underworld texts exposed

Australia’s most dangerous criminals allegedly used the AN0M app to run underworld gangs fuelled by drugs and violence. For the first time, today we publish the contents of their secret chat groups.

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