Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett reveals priorities in NPC address
Cocaine labs, a global pedophile network and busting open crypto safes are part of AFP boss Krissy Barrett’s hit list. She’s also after one key target.
Destroying cocaine labs in the Colombian jungle. Busting an alleged international pedophile network. Cracking the crypto safes of criminals.
New Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett on Wednesday will use a National Press Club address to reveal new details on the vital work of the national policing agency.
In her address, Commissioner Barrett will reveal a man suspected of tobacco related arsons and the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne as her “number one priority”.
“That person is a national security threat to this country,” she claimed.
“Of all the alleged criminals accused of threatening Australia – he is my number one priority, and I have tasked my most experienced criminal hunters to target him.”
Commissioner Barrett will further reveal that four youths have been charged with terror offences this year alone while 25 have been charged since 2020. More than half were religiously motivated, 22 per cent were ideologically motivated while 11 per cent had mixed or an unclear ideology.
Commissioner Barrett will say that an increasing number of radicalised individuals had an ideologically motivated mixed or unclear motivation.
“Almost all the youth identified in the case load displayed early indicators of radicalisation to parents, educators and/or healthcare professionals,” she will say.
“And in most cases, social media or online gaming have been used to radicalise, or for a young person to flag their intent to commit to a terrorist act.”
In Colombia, AFP officials assisted authorities seize 295 military grade grenades, 200 detonators, two firearms and ammunition as well as destroy cocaine production laboratories in the jungle.
“The AFP has had enough of crime gangs targeting Australia – and where we lawfully can, we will work with local law enforcement to target criminals in their own backyard,” she will say.
“Just in the past couple of years alone, the AFP-Colombian co-operation, has seized more than eight tonnes of cocaine.”
The AFP also assisted Malaysian authorities bust an alleged international pedophile network that shared child exploitation material online.
One suspect is accused of buying Malaysian and Indonesian babies for exploitation and his phone has been seized.
About 20 children have been rescued or identified while two are believed dead and two are missing.
“The AFP is leading efforts to access the suspected evidence on a phone seized from the alleged offender and will work with partners to determine if any Australians are connected to this alleged pedophile network,” Commissioner Barrett will say.
“Importantly, we will provide support to our members who must watch this horrific material. It is an absolute tragedy that viewing this material is in someone’s job description.”
Commissioner Barrett will also provide an update on the work on Taskforce Thunder that targets cyber criminals and human traffickers.
One AFP data scientist managed to crack what they believe to be the crypto wallet of an alleged criminal that contained $9 million.
“And it was not a one-off for this member,” Commissioner Barrett will allege.
“He recently did it again with another wallet, using different methodology, recovering more than $3 million in cryptocurrency. To me this highlights that while computer power is essential, it is not always as creative and innovative as a human.”
