AUSTRAC helped authorities to investigate a tax avoidance scheme that used illegal trading known as ‘phoenixing’.

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A joint investigation into a sophisticated money laundering scheme leads to 10 arrests and the disruption of an international crime syndicate.

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AUSTRAC intelligence helped send seven members of an international crime syndicate to prison for importing illicit drugs and laundering money.

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AUSTRAC supported an investigation into a drug trafficking syndicate suspected of supplying and distributing narcotics in Australia.

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AUSTRAC sparked a criminal investigation into unregistered remitters that led to money laundering convictions and the forfeiture of millions.

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AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence helped law enforcement agencies dismantle a major drug syndicate operating in Australia and Vietnam.

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AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence was the catalyst for a criminal investigation into a married couple’s unexplained wealth.

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Business reporting and AUSTRAC analysis prompted an investigation into one offender’s systematic structuring of $2.5 million in cash deposits.

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AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence helped convict a remitter laundering illicit funds for crime syndicates.

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An investigation stopped a professional money laundering syndicate operating between Australia, New Zealand and China.