Teen terror suspects had Islamic State beheading and bomb-making videos,court told
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Teen terror suspects had Islamic State beheading and bomb-making videos,court told

One of the videos allegedly showed a person in military fatigues providing instructions for making explosive devices.

  • byClare Sibthorpe andJessica McSweeney

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Criminals infiltrate the elite taskforce formed to stop drugs landing in Australia

Criminals infiltrate the elite taskforce formed to stop drugs landing in Australia

An elite Fijian police unit working with Australia and New Zealand to fight surging drug trafficking in the Pacific may have been compromised by a powerful criminal syndicate.

  • byNick McKenzie
Man charged over botched drug import after cocaine bricks wash up on NSW beaches
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Man charged over botched drug import after cocaine bricks wash up on NSW beaches

Federal police say the drugs were offloaded from a cargo ship into waters off Brisbane. However,“adverse weather conditions” scuppered the cocaine drop.

  • byJessica McSweeney,Cloe Read andMillie Muroi
How Sicily’s mafia is tightening its grip on the economy
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How Sicily’s mafia is tightening its grip on the economy

Sicily’s tourist hot spots are living an economic boom thanks to shows like The White Lotus. But behind the beauty,its underbelly is spreading its wings.

  • byRachel Sanderson
When the head of a crime family found trackers on his car,he knew the game was up
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When the head of a crime family found trackers on his car,he knew the game was up

A deal has been struck in Melbourne’s long-running tobacco war after rival gangs engaged in a relentless firebombing and extortion campaign across the city.

  • byChris Vedelago andMarta Pascual Juanola
Illegal tobacco industry pushing new product experts say is aimed at children

Illegal tobacco industry pushing new product experts say is aimed at children

Nicotine pouches marketed with fruit and confectionery flavours such as mint,watermelon and gummy bears are being illegally imported into Australia.

  • byChris Vedelago
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‘Opportunistic’ fraud and scams target disasters in a warming world

‘Opportunistic’ fraud and scams target disasters in a warming world

Financial criminals are exploiting Australia’s worsening climate disasters and extreme weather events,including fires,floods and cyclones.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
These students cheated on a test and got away with it. Then the blackmail started
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These students cheated on a test and got away with it. Then the blackmail started

Australian students are being blackmailed by illegal cheating syndicates largely run by organised crime. Experts warn it is a risk to national security as blackmailers return,threatening to out students for past cheating.

  • bySherryn Groch
Police ‘eradicate’ one of Sydney’s most high-profile crime gangs

Police ‘eradicate’ one of Sydney’s most high-profile crime gangs

Detectives say the arrests of more than a dozen people – including notorious rapper Ali “Ay Huncho” Younes – have allegedly “cleaned up” the Alameddine clan on Australian shores.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
When cocaine is washing up on your beaches,supply isn’t the only problem

When cocaine is washing up on your beaches,supply isn’t the only problem

Drug users can’t shirk responsibility. If a social media influencer posts pics of themselves using cocaine,they are participating in a supply chain dripping in blood.

  • byMichael Barnes
Motorbike hit team carried out suspected Calabrian mafia hit on John Latorre
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Motorbike hit team carried out suspected Calabrian mafia hit on John Latorre

A small motorbike – potentially even a Vespa or another type of scooter – was used as a getaway vehicle in the brazen murder of fruiterer John Latorre in Melbourne’s northern suburbs last week.

  • byChris Vedelago andLachlan Abbott