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Inside the police sting of the century - Operation Ironside

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)

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Art for article on drug lord Hakan Ayik.

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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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Supreme Court rules on whether validity of AN0M app

AN0M surveillance ruled legal: Judge’s critical call on crime sting

After hearing months of evidence as part of a case challenging the validity of the encrypted AN0M app at the heart of Operation Ironside, the Supreme Court has ruled on its legality.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 23, 2022 : Victoria Police pull over drivers at a roadside drug and alcohol testing site in Southbank, as part of Operation Roadwise in the lead up to Christmas.A man is questioned after testing. Picture NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Complaints about police conduct on the rise

Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog is being inundated with complaints about police, following recent concerns officers showed an “astonishing disregard” for the law.s

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Alleged bikies plead not guilty over Norwood ‘murder plot’

Six men charged over an alleged Comanchero murder plot to gun down one of their own at a popular Adelaide cafe strip have entered their pleas in court.

Operation Ironside artwork for tiser

Three years jail for $9m Ironside meth haul? Not enough, say prosecutors

Prosecutors are appealing a three-year jail term for shifting $9m in meth because they say it could lead to lesser sentences for other Ironside criminals.

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Ironside ‘crime figures’ seek to challenge AN0M architects

The architects of the sting of the century may give evidence in court as men accused of conspiring to import a tonne of cocaine into Australia launch a legal challenge.

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Art for story on Ironside arrest Rohan Wakefield.

Inside story of SA’s first Ironside arrest – and how he fell so far

He was managing an exclusive casino bar – so how did Rohan Wakefield end up with detectives at his door and a ute full of drugs, cash and hidden guns?

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Art for article on combined Ironside jail tally.

Ironside prison tally: 70 years behind bars for 14 Adelaide crims

Drug kingpins, teen dealers, an arsonist and wannabe bikies – these are the people already doing jail time in Adelaide, taken down by global sting Operation Ironside. See the full list.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JULY 26, 2022: Tereapii Pokoina leaves the District Court where he has pleaded guilty to importing 18kg of cocaine (worth $20m) in a welder. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Drug importer quit job on day $20m cocaine shipment arrived

Was he anticipating a life-changing windfall? Prosecutors say Tereapii Pokoina quit his job on the day a huge cocaine shipment arrived, proving he wasn’t just an exploited stooge.

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)

$13m to run prosecution and defence of Ironside accused

Millions of dollars have been pledged to both prosecutors and the Legal Services Commission ahead of a flood of Operation Ironside trials slated to begin next year.

George Awkar, a former pizza bar owner, became a major drug dealer as part of Operation Ironside. Picture: Facebook

Prominent pizza chef’s big jail term for drug dealing

A former successful businessman and prominent member of the Lebanese community caught as part of Operation Ironside has been given the steepest sentence since the operation begun.

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