The AFP has ‘another ingenious plan’ to further dismantle organised crime networks after pulling off the high-profile Operation Ironside sting. AFP commissioner Reece Kershaw issued the grave threat ...

Criminals using the “secret” AN0M app have been sentenced to three centuries of jail time, with dozens of cases still to hit court. See some of them who’ve been convicted. An analysis of court records ...

A man caught up in a probe involving encrypted communication among alleged criminals has been granted bail for ‘exceptional’ reasons. Graeme Lench is facing serious drug charges and is accused of ...

Mafia, bikies and lawyers are set to be arrested over coming months as the federal police ramp up their crackdown on organised crime. Operation Ironside Phase 2 will target outlaw motorcycle gangs, ...

Operation Ironside was formed three years ago as a collaboration between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to bring down underworld ...

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has made public its "most significant operation in policing history", which primarily relied on using Australia's encryption laws to access the encrypted ...

Operation Ironside, a global operation led by the FBI and the Australian Federal Police (AFP), came to a resolution in June 2021. Across Australia, 4,000 police executed search warrants and made ...