Australian Federal Police News Posted on Tuesday, May 31 2011, 03:33 PM This is a joint media release with Australian Customs and Border Protection A 31-year-old Indian national is scheduled to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court today charged with importing heroin into Australia. On 20 February 2011, an international mail parcel containing 29 Bibles addressed…
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HUNDREDS of Indian students have been buying the right to live in Australia by paying criminals for fake work references in a racket worth millions. The massive scam, based in Melbourne and involving local restaurant and small business owners, has been described by officials as “an organised and lucrative criminal enterprise”. It has been exposed…
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THE Nigerian scam has a new form: the Indian Centrelink scam. Scammers have been ringing Australians claiming they’ll receive a large Centrelink payment if they transfer hundreds of dollars into an Indian account. A man in Western Australia was asked to transfer $300 to India in return for $3000, while an elderly Queensland resident was…
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Credible sources claim that certain restaurants operating in the Gippsland region of Victoria have links to Indian organised crime . Like other ethnically related groups, Indian organised crime syndicates target victims from their own nationality. In this matter, the owners of an established Indian restaurant are receiving threats from the backers of two newer restaurants…
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A SUSPECTED robbery ring led by a South American crime gang has been uncovered in Australia. Victorian detectives are liaising with police agencies across Queensland and NSW after discovering potentially hundreds of robberies may be linked to the same organised crime syndicate. Authorities believe a crew of four to six men has recently been using…
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