Your local police news. As part of the global investigation, New Zealand police also arrested 35 people after raids across the North Island today. The AFP built a capability to access decrypted communications between customised mobilephones. READ MORE: Police resume search at Queensland property in relation to bikie execution The operation involved 180 personnel from the AFP, Border Force, the Tax Office and South Australian Police. Authorities say they were able to read up to 25 million messages in real time. (Nine) Across Victoria, hundreds of officers carried out 37 search warrants and conducted 32 arrests. More News. It could only send messages to another device that had the organised crime app. Police said they uncovered 21 murder plots and seized more than 3,000 kilograms of drugs and $45 million in cash and assets. Operation Ironside led to the arrest of 224 offenders on 526 charges in every mainland Australian state. Largest number of organised crime arrests in one day in SA as part of Operation Ironside app sting. They found 616 grams of methamphetamine hidden in a pipe along with more than WebGuns, drugs, several Harley-Davidson motorbikes and a jet ski are among items seized by police during raids targeting senior bikie gang members across suburban Adelaide. The court heard between November 18, 2018, and February 17, 2019, Bruce sourced large quantities of ice from a 21-year-old Lalor associate and The Syndicate, a drug-trafficking group in Melbournes west. You had in your possession a semi-automatic military assault rifle modelled on the AK-47 together with no less than 460 cartridges.". A brother and sister have been charged with drug trafficking after ice and cocaine valued at about $4 million was allegedly found inside two South Australian homes. Cursty Shields is currently serving a three-year, four-month jail term for her part in the operation. "He was one of the coordinators of this particular device, so hes essentially set up his own colleagues.". Picture: AFP Join the team now. So this is a big strike not the first, not the last, it's relentless.". Investigations and Counter Terrorism Deputy Commissioner David Hudson said while today was a good day, it was "just the beginning". Police said that one of the industrial-level clandestine drug labs could produce $25 millionworth of methamphetamine in a week. WebA Rebels bikie enforcer turned commercial drug trafficker filmed test-firing a high-powered assault rifle in a Victorian forest will spend 21 years behind bars after a police sting Forty South Australians were arrested yesterday in relation to Operation Ironside the largest number ofarrests for organised crime in one day in the state's history, according to SA Police. CommissionerKershaw said federal agents had been in the "back pockets" of criminals through the encryption app. Around the same time, Bruce was filmed firing the weapon in the forest. Here's what they think of a Voice to Parliament, Nationals join forces with farmers to oppose multi-billion-dollar Victoria-NSW renewable energy project, Prime minister says urgent care clinics will start relieving pressure on NT's busy emergency wards in coming months. The app, known as AN0M, was used by organised crime gangs around the world toplan executions, mass drug importations and money laundering. Drug charges for ex-bikie after Northern Tasmania bust. He'll appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court in June. Task force Prime and Veritas arrests. Yesterday, raidstook place across Adelaide, as well as nearby towns such as Mount Barker and Two Wells. The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Orange Local Court on August 21. WebOn Thursday evening police raided five properties across Adelaide and seized 10kg of methamphetamine. Translation from foreign news sites may cannot be translated word for word in order to not lose context. In raids across Leederville, Joondanna, Gnangara, Landsdale and Morley, police also seized $20 WebSouth Australian police are investigating links to bikie gangs after a brother and sister were charged over a $4 million drug bust in Adelaide. Through the generosity of motorcyclists around the country,Sturgis Buffalo Chipcharity events raised a record amount of over $477,000 for charities benefitting children, veterans and the Police say a group of bikers had just left the Blue Bayou Caf when someone in an SUV opened fire on them. In video footage released by the County Court of Victoria, Bruce can be seen test firing the semi-automatic weapon, modelled on an AK-47, in a state forest as he attempted to sell the rifle and rounds of ammunition on the black market for more than $27,000. The AFP said it also acted on 20 threats to kill, potentially saving the lives of a significant number of innocent bystanders, with intelligence handed to state police agencies which took immediate action. WebIt was found in a sea container at the back of a residential property in Jandakot. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Fatality at Olympic Dam. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Director of Public Prosecutions Martin Hinton asked for an adjournment until July 1, in relation to all matters to allow more time to be briefed on the files. "We will be alleging this operation has brought to an end a joint enterprise by two OMCGs to bring a significant amount of methamphetamine into South Australia. Jessica Shields was sentenced in 2019 to six months' jail and Sarah Bruce received a three-year community corrections order earlier this year for their involvement. A 35-year-old Morphett Vale man was also charged with drug trafficking, with police alleging they found $8,000 in cash at his home. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the statistics from the operationwere "astounding". "Organised crime gangs and outlaw motorcycle gangs are still chancing their hand at the criminal activity that they're undertaking here in this state. 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This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Metropolitan. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Police also seized luxury goods incluing Louis Vuitton accessories and wine collections worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. WebAn alleged Rebels bikie accused of being involved in a bikie safe house drug bust where 320kg of dried marijuana was found has been denied bail. About $10 million in cash has been seized in the past week and a half, including $7 million from a floor safe in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville. Assistant Adelaide criminal defence lawyer Craig Caldicott said the challenge for police would be whether they could prove the offences allegedusing the messages. 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Two bikie groups based in South Australia - the Rebels and the Finks - are allegedly behind an international crime syndicate distributing methamphetamines across three countries. 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