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International transfer trail leads to illegal weapons stash
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Law enforcement partners used AUSTRAC information to identify the online payment account of a man who appeared to be importing components for weapons that are illegal in Australia. After…
Guns, drugs and pistons
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AUSTRAC helped in an investigation into a criminal syndicate importing firearms and illicit drugs into Australia from the United States. Through transaction reporting by banks and…
Human trafficking syndicate disrupted with support of AUSTRAC analysis
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As part of a law enforcement investigation, AUSTRAC traced and analysed the financial activities of a syndicate suspected of trafficking women from Thailand to Australia to work in…
Fraud to finance a gambling addiction
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Information submitted from banks and casinos helped AUSTRAC identify a former solicitor who stole more than A$1 million from individuals, businesses and financial institutions as part of…
Global crime syndicate used underground banking to launder drug profits
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AUSTRAC assisted an investigation into an international syndicate suspected of importing drugs and using underground banking systems to launder the profits. Information from reporting…
False passports and counterfeit euros
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Using false passports and aliases, a foreign national opened multiple accounts with different banks across three Australian states. He then used the accounts to exchange counterfeit euros…