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British actress Emaa Hussen charged with trying to smuggle 320kg meth into Australia in charcoal bags

British actress Emaa Hussen, 34, has been charged in Australia over an alleged attempt to smuggle 320kg of methamphetamine into the country, in a case authorities say involved drugs worth an estimated A$296 million (around £157 million).

The Times of India

Former EastEnders actress Emaa Hussen charged over £157m meth smuggling plot in Australia

The British actress, 34, appeared before a court in Sydney on Thursday charged with attempting to import a commercial quantity of methamphetamine

Evening Standard

Man jailed for importing child-like sex doll, possessing abhorrent child abuse material

It was part of a "disturbing rise" in similar importations.

Newcastle Herald

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Kia Carnival escape one of 12 since US firm took control of Australian immigration detention, damning report finds

Staffing levels at centres ‘critical’ under Management and Training Corporation, prisons watchdog says

The Guardian - AU

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned

Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations

The Guardian - AU

More than 1,000 guns and parts seized in illicit weapon crackdown in Australia and New Zealand

Police make more than 180 arrests and capture 281 privately manufactured weapons and parts, including those made by 3D printers

The Guardian - AU

Influencer ‘Big John’ Fisher detained and denied entry to Australia: ‘No bosh’

Influencer told he had a tourist visa that didn’t allow him to engage in paid work or promotional appearances

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Complicated web of ex-ABF staffer's alleged drug crime

An Australian Border Force supervisor allegedly used "batphones", burner phones and encrypted devices when conspiring to smuggle illegal drugs.

AAP

Search under way for US sailor missing from USS George Washington in sea north of Australia

US navy and Australian authorities are conducting search and rescue operations in the Timor Sea after reports of ‘possible sailor overboard’

The Guardian - AU

Arrests over 'abhorrent' child-like sex doll imports

Several men have been arrested in a crackdown over "a disturbing rise" in imports of child-like sex dolls and could face up to 10 years in jail.

AAP

Man charged after 'significant' firearms parts bust

Authorities are hailing what they believe is one of the most significant border interceptions of firearm parts in Australia after a man was charged.

AAP

Duo jailed after coffee grinder meth plot busted

Two men have been jailed over the importation of almost 300 blocks of meth concealed in two coffee grinders from Central America.

AAP

Tip-off leads to 250kg cocaine seizure

More than $80 million worth of cocaine has been found in a shipping container by Australian Border Force among five bags after officials received a tip-off.

AAP

Dodged tobacco trade warnings led to 'monster' war

The former head of Australian Border Force's tobacco task force said the trade's war wouldn't be the monster it is today if his warnings were heeded.

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'Russian roulette': deadly drug alert as imports surge

Federal police are warning commonplace drugs like cocaine and MDMA are increasingly laced with a powerful type of synthetic opioid.

Latin Times

Clown School Student Who Tried to Smuggle Gold-Plated Pistol into Australia Claims Google Said It Was 'OK'

A Florida woman who traveled to Australia to "get into clown school" and was stopped when Australian Border Force officers found a pistol and ammunition in her luggage said Google told her it was "OK."

The Guardian - AU

Garngi rangers rescued foreign nationals stranded by boat. Local leaders say Australia’s border force is ‘asleep at the wheel’

The discovery of four men follows a series of recent sightings of vessels and people along the Northern Territory coastline

AAP

Woman 'deeply regrets' packing golden gun in luggage

A US woman will continue awaiting sentence for bringing a gold-plated gun and ammunition into Australia after further delays.

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AAP

Border security will struggle without shrewd investment

Australia will have difficulty in maintaining a secure border if it doesn't acquire new technology or or make "strategic" investments, the border chief warns.

The Canberra Times

Two men charged in Mitchell over firearms offences

Two men were charged with firearms offences after a search warrant activity at two business premises in Mitchell on Friday, September 27. Australian Border Force officials intercepted items believed to be used in the manufacture of firearms in September this year. The items were directed to addresses in the ACT.…

AAP

Border force finds $13.4m worth of meth in luggage

A Canadian national has been charged after being picked up at Brisbane Airport for allegedly attempting to import 14.4kg of methamphetamine into Australia.

AAP

Potent greenhouse gas intercepted at Australian borders

A company has copped a record fine for importing electrical products into Australia containing greenhouse gases that are far more potent than carbon dioxide.

AAP

No more pretty packaging and flavours, new vape laws

Under world-first laws, vapes will only be able to be sold at pharmacies over the counter as part of a national crackdown on the serious public health menace.

The Guardian - AU

Number of asylum seekers on Nauru jumps as Australia transfers 37 people who arrived by boat

Deterrence policy against asylum seeker boats is under strain, with three vessels arriving in a week in May

The Guardian - AU

Two murderers and 26 sex offenders released under NZYQ ruling not electronically monitored

ABF commissioner tells Senate there is a ‘big difference between some murders and other murders’

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