Record busts: Organised crims caught with illicit drugs
COVID-19 may have turned our lives upside down but not the criminal world, which recorded the highest rates of busts and seizures in NSW on record.
Behind The Scenes
How I got ‘Chopper’ Read nude behind bars
Former prison officer Steve Bergervoet was just a rookie when he managed to get Mark ‘Chopper’ Read naked on his first day of work. Warning: Graphic
NZ massacre: How Aussie snipers saved lives
Australian police risked a potential blue-on-blue incident during the Christchurch mosque shootings as visiting officers rushed to the scene without identification.
Crime gangs target mums in ‘money mules’ scam
Stay-at-home mums, students and retirees are being duped into becoming “money mules” to launder money for overseas crime syndicates.
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Why Mokbel’s still a big-wig inside Victoria’s toughest jail
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.
Hitman’s jailhouse magazine protest shot down
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”.
Inside the team keeping kids safe from online predators
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.
Multiple bikie gangs behind billion-dollar drug bust
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.
Revealed: Murdered mob lawyer a police snitch
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.
Top cop Ashton to face intense scrutiny
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.
Lawyer X a ‘double-dealing snake’: Carl’s letter revealed
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.
Secret underworld of black market sea poachers
They hide their illegal catches in bras, underpants, secret walls in boats and even in their backsides. But secret phone taps and trackers are shutting down underwater thieves before their stolen goods can reach the black market.
Wife’s threats to lover of murdered Aussie millionaire exposed
The mistress of murdered multi-millionaire Phillip Vasyli has revealed the secret audio recordings that have left her fearing for her life after his wife Donna’s racist death threats.
How star cop Iddles helped crack 30yo cold case
Shepparton teenager Michelle Buckingham’s brutal killer thought he’d gotten away with it for more than 30 years. One text message and a masterful interrogation by Australia’s best detective would finally crack the cold case.
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