Coronavirus has forced criminals to rethink their supply channels, with global transport restrictions making the movement of illicit drugs harder, and driving up the price of cocaine and MDMA.
Indonesian authorities have arrested a suspected terrorist on the paradise island of Bali, where his evil plot involved bomb making tutorials as well as sharing radical content and videos about ISIS.
The pandemic has not diminished the “probable” likelihood of a terror attack in Australia, security and law enforcement chiefs have revealed, as extremists continue to recruit vulnerable youths.
Authorities will keep tabs on one of Australia’s most notorious terrorists, DIY jihadi Bilal Khazal, after his release from a Supermax prison amid concerns that he still backs al-Qaeda.
Police have warned of a “tsunami” of drugs like ice and heroin flooding our shores, thanks to powerful Mexican cartels. How did they get a foothold in Australia — and how do authorities stop them?
Gangland drug lord Tony Mokbel has transformed from street boss to powerful enforcer at Barwon Prison, with fears he could be continuing to call the shots beyond the prison walls.
Gerald Preston is one of South Australia’s most notorious killers and he’s trying to overturn a new prison policy which he likens to those found in a “third-world gulag”.
Ten years ago, a Federal Government program was set up to better educate Australians on the dangers to children on the internet. Chris Clarke has been given a terrifying insight into just how depraved the world beyond our computer screens can be.
Bikie gangs including the Bandidos are under close scrutiny by police after a record $1.29 billion methamphetamine bust, as Mexican cartels attempt to flood Australia with a “tsunami” of deadly illicit drugs.
Slain mafia lawyer Joe Acquaro was one of six informers recruited by Victoria Police who all had “obligations of confidentiality” to clients. The revelation is the latest in the ongoing Lawyer X scandal.
Victoria’s top cop Graham Ashton will be under the spotlight over the force’s use of informers after a revelation that six people, including Lawyer X, breached “obligations of confidentiality” to clients in order to assist police.
A jailed Carl Williams hit out at Lawyer X, branding her a “dog” and a “double-dealing snake” in a bid to subpoena documents to prove his lawyer’s “conflicted” role. READ THE LETTER.
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