media room - media releases

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

2013

Release date	Title of media release
21 May 2013	Operation Polaris arrests two men for drug precursor importation
21 May 2013	Over 25 kilograms of ephedrine seized in Sydney
20 May 2013	Man charged with importing 10kg of heroin in suitcases
20 May 2013	Man sentenced to 15 months gaol for importing child exploitation material
18 May 2013	ACBPS continues to detect and seize precursors in Sydney
17 May 2013	Two men charged with importing 72 litres of methamphetamine
16 May 2013	Update – Border Protection Command transfers passengers to Darwin
14 May 2013	Vessel at Cobour Peninsula, Northern Territory
6 May 2013	Customs and Border Protection confirms Geraldton vessel destined for New Zealand
3 May 2013	85 knives seized at Melbourne Airport
29 April 2013	4.5kg of ephedrine hidden in prams
26 April 2013	Arrest made over 6.8kgs of Ice hidden in boxes
25 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
25 April 2013	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
24 April 2013	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
24 April 2013	Customs and Border Protection intercepts vessel
23 April 2013	Customs Watch is looking out for Australia
23 April 2013	Steroids seized at Brisbane Airport
22 April 2013	Border Protection Command intercepts vessels
20 April 2013	Update - Border Protection Command transfers passengers to Darwin
20 April 2013	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
19 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
19 April 2013	Customs and Border Protection and the Australian Federal Police intercept vessel
19 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
18 April 2013	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
18 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
17 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
17 April 2013	Customs and Border Protection and the Australian Federal Police intercept vessel
17 April 2013	Assessment of search and rescue incident off Christmas Island
17 April 2013	Tourist Refund Scheme now easier to access
15 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
15 April 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
15 April 2013	Man charged with importing liquid cocaine
14 April 2013	Five men arrested for illegally importing tobacco
12 April 2013	Eight years gaol for drug importer
10 April 2013	25kgs of MDMC seized, two men arrested
10 April 2013	Joint investigation results in seizure of 365 litres of liquid containing Methamphetamine
9 April 2013	Vessel arrival in Geraldton
27 March 2013	Search and rescue incident off Christmas Island – final update
27 March 2013	Customs and Border Protection seize more than 32kg of drugs in Sydney and Melbourne
26 March 2013	Search and rescue incident update
26 March 2013	Joint operation targets drugs sent via the mail
22 March 2013	Two officers to face court charged with serious offences
22 March 2013	Multi-agency operation seizes 1.3 tonnes of precursor drug used to manufacture ‘ice’
20 March 2013	Eight months’ gaol for weapons importer
20 March 2013	Woman charged with importing methamphetamine worth up to $3.34 million
19 March 2013	Bay Class Replacement Vessel process
19 March 2013	Sydney Customs and Border Protection officers seize almost 30kg of drugs
18 March 2013	Two men charged for importing heroin worth up to $3.5 million in suitcases
16 March 2013	Allegations of corruption and misconduct 2007-10
15 March 2013	Cape St George
15 March 2013	Long paw of the law
14 March 2013	Two men arrested over narcotics in handbags
12 March 2013	Over 30kg of drugs grilled in big week of seizures
10 March 2013	Passenger arriving in Adelaide caught carrying 2.5kg of heroin
9 March 2013	Sydney man penalised $18,000 for importing prohibited weapons
5 March 2013	Almost 20 kilograms of drugs seized in Sydney
3 March 2013	Three arrested for importing methamphetamine in tequila bottles
2 March 2013	Man sentenced to 28 months gaol for ContacNT importation
28 February 2013	Joint investigation results in Australia's largest ice seizure
27 February 2013	Joint investigation dismantles drug syndicate
25 February 2013	Customs and Border Protection flexes muscle at border
23 February 2013	Almost 20 kilograms of drugs seized at Sydney Airport
21 February 2013	Six kilograms of Ephedrine seized at Darwin Airport
20 February 2013	ContacNT and ephedrine smugglers arrested
15 February 2013	New anti-corruption measures for Customs and Border Protection
13 February 2013	Man charged for importing heroin in suitcase
12 February 2013	Customs and Border Protection officers arrested
11 February 2013	Couple charged with importing steroids, drugs and a weapon
11 February 2013	Eighty kilograms of kava seized at Sydney Airport
8 February 2013	Alleged 21kg of prohibited drug precursors stopped at the border
7 February 2013	Man arrested for importing drugs in paint
7 February 2013	Customs and Border Protection congratulates its 2012 graduates
4 February 2013	Cigarette smuggler fined almost $8 million
30 January 2013	Steroids seized in Port Lincoln
29 January 2013	Skink smuggler gaoled for six months
29 January 2013	Steel not impenetrable for Customs and Border Protection officers
28 January 2013	Woman charged for importing heroin in luggage
26 January 2013	Customs and Border Protection officers recognised by World Customs Organization
25 January 2013	Customs and Border Protection officers receive Australia Day Awards
24 January 2013	Man charged with importing heroin
24 January 2013	Warning: Skype scammers are posing as Customs and Border Protection officers
24 January 2013	Steroid seizure at Perth Airport
17 January 2013	Intelligence gets results in stopping guns and drugs
15 January 2013	Man charged with importing heroin
14 January 2013	Hidden dragon can’t conceal ContacNT
13 January 2013	Man charged after cocaine seizure - joint-agency investigation
11 January 2013	Protecting our borders during the holiday season
10 January 2013	Multi-agency drug bust nets four and 37kgs of narcotics in Perth
9 January 2013	Sydney man charged with attempting to import ContacNT
7 January 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
6 January 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel
5 January 2013	Woman charged with importing heroin concealed in toothpaste
4 January 2013	Customs officers crack criminal concealments
3 January 2013	Two arrested in Sydney in international multi-agency investigation into firearms importation
2 January 2013	Border Protection Command assists vessel