The Sydney airport arrest that unravelled a global crime ring and caught a ‘demon’
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The Sydney airport arrest that unravelled a global crime ring and caught a ‘demon’

A car salesman’s arrest at Sydney Airport rippled around the world and helped unmask the alleged leader of an international syndicate.

  • byClare Sibthorpe

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Cocaine,assault rifle,$1m seized after ‘global crook’ set up labs in Sydney
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Cocaine,assault rifle,$1m seized after ‘global crook’ set up labs in Sydney

A man with suspected links to the global drug trade flew into Sydney to set up drug labs - police allegedly found millions in drugs and heavy weapons in raids.

  • byPerry Duffin
‘Not a shred’:Accused Ghost ‘mastermind’ hit with drug trafficking charges
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‘Not a shred’:Accused Ghost ‘mastermind’ hit with drug trafficking charges

The alleged mastermind of Ghost,the underworld’s encrypted network,is now accused of drug trafficking. This is a major escalation in the charges against the tech whiz.

  • byPerry Duffin
A smuggled SIM card and hidden modem:How two children evaded forced marriages and got their father convicted

A smuggled SIM card and hidden modem:How two children evaded forced marriages and got their father convicted

A 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl have made a daring escape from their father’s attempts to force them into arranged marriages shortly after arriving in Australia.

  • byAmber Schultz
Illegal,indecent or essential:What happened to Australians’ right to protest?

Illegal,indecent or essential:What happened to Australians’ right to protest?

As political debate reignites over October 7 protests and free speech,some seek to draw distinctions between the right to protest and what is right.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Police move to ban October 7 anniversary protests over Hezbollah flags

Police move to ban October 7 anniversary protests over Hezbollah flags

NSW Police have applied to shut down rallies in Sydney,as protesters say calls to ban vigils and demonstrations are a ban on free speech.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos andPaul Sakkal
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Northern beaches father and son charged over 50-kilogram cocaine import

Northern beaches father and son charged over 50-kilogram cocaine import

Police watched as mortgage broker Keenan Mickley and his son Taj allegedly attempted to access $16 million worth of drugs at a Cromer property.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Can the AFP charge protesters for displaying the Hezbollah flag? It’s complicated

Can the AFP charge protesters for displaying the Hezbollah flag? It’s complicated

Parliament outlawed the display of terrorist symbols just this year. The rallies could pose the first major test of the fresh rules.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail,AFP warns

Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail,AFP warns

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has demanded authorities check the visa status of demonstrators who waved Hezbollah flags and glorified the militant group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah.

  • byPaul Sakkal,James Massola,Olivia Ireland andMarta Pascual Juanola
AFP says waving Hezbollah flag at protest not enough for arrest

AFP says waving Hezbollah flag at protest not enough for arrest

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke threatened visa cancellations after a small group of Hezbollah flag-waving protesters gatecrashed a peaceful protest in Melbourne.

  • byRoy Ward andCassandra Morgan
Inside Sydney airport workers’ alleged botched smuggling of 100kg of cocaine

Inside Sydney airport workers’ alleged botched smuggling of 100kg of cocaine

Horseracing codewords,plans to recruit new crooked airport staff and drug smugglers in South Africa are at the centre of accusations against a group of Sydney men.

  • byClare Sibthorpe