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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

2011

Release date	Title of release
22 December 2011	No lead detected in toys at the border
21 December 2011	Drug arrests disrupt transnational criminal syndicate
21 December 2011	Drug couriers can’t hide in holiday crowds
16 December 2011	Update - Border Protection Command transfers passengers to Darwin
16 December 2011	Queensland man fined for attempting to import a tablet press
16 December 2011	Chinese man jailed for attempting to import pseudoephedrine
9 December 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
9 December 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
8 December 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
6 December 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
6 December 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
4 December 2011	Woman charged after attempting to internally courier heroin
29 November 2011	216kg of drugs concealed in cartons of raisins
23 November 2011	Two arrested for drugs in parcels
21 November 2011	Couple rescued from shark-infested waters near Nhulunbuy
18 November 2011	Victorian man charged with importation of Ephedrine
14 November 2011	Australian man jailed for importing child abuse images
14 November 2011	Four Spanish nationals arrested for record 300kg cocaine bust
11 November 2011	$3000 fine for attempted illegal exports of native ants
9 November 2011	Man charged for attempting to possess 4kg of cocaine
8 November 2011	Agencies come together to combat online supply of counterfeit and illegal medicines
7 November 2011	Malaysian woman charged with importing 1.5kgs of heroin
5 November 2011	Police arrest five people in relation to Sydney cocaine and ice seizure
3 November 2011	Man charged for importing GBL
28 October 2011	Customs and Border Protection Enterprise Agreement Update
27 October 2011	Arrest dismantles international drug syndicate
25 October 2011	Potential delays at international airports on Thursday
21 October 2011	Customs and Border Protection target illegal imports on the Gold Coast
12 October 2011	Potential delays for international passengers tomorrow
4 October 2011	Man charged for importing cocaine
27 September 2011	Update for passengers travelling on international flights
27 September 2011	Customs and Border Protection Industrial Action Update
26 September 2011	Protected Industrial Action by Customs and Border Protection staff at international airports
23 September 2011	Customs and Border Protection Enterprise Agreement
23 September 2011	Man charged for importing methamphetamines
21 September 2011	Three arrested as record seizure stops millions of ecstasy tablets
21 September 2011	AFP arrests two people on heroin importation offences
16 September 2011	Law enforcement partnership results in seizure of largest cocaine shipment this year
14 September 2011	Illicit drugs seized in Adelaide following international operation
9 September 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
9 September 2011	Sydney man charged with cocaine importation as police seize $460,000 cash
8 September 2011	Closure of multi-agency maritime operation, Moreton Bay
1 September 2011	Polaris arrests two men and seizes more than 60 tonnes of illegal tobacco
31 August 2011	Man charged for importing cocaine internally
29 August 2011	Man charged with importing cocaine in suitcases
27 August 2011	Two people arrested, ICE & guns seized in joint drug trafficking operation
26 August 2011	Foreign fishing vessel apprehended in Australian Fishing Zone
26 August 2011	Man sentenced for importing pseudoephedrine
26 August 2011	Multi-agency maritime operation, Mooloolaba
22 August 2011	Man charged for importing cocaine
22 August 2011	Man arrested on drugs charges in joint agency operation
9 August 2011	International visitors count on Census night
9 August 2011	Man charged with importing ICE
8 August 2011	Man sentenced for importing pseudoephedrine
5 August 2011	Foreign fishing vessel apprehended in Australian Fishing Zone
2 August 2011	Three charged for Perth drug deal
25 July 2011	Indonesian man jailed for importing child abuse images
20 July 2011	Man sentenced for importing Pseudoephedrine
19 July 2011	Woman charged for importing GBL
19 July 2011	Man charged for importing opium; large amount of cash seized
13 July 2011	Woman sentenced for importing precursors
12 July 2011	Two men charged for attempting to import firearms
30 June 2011	Reptile smuggling no teddy bear’s picnic
19 June 2011	Woman charged for importing heroin
17 June 2011	Foreign fishing vessel apprehended in Australian Fishing Zone
9 June 2011	Man charged for importing cocaine in bicycle
9 June 2011	Two men arrested in Brisbane for drug importations
6 June 2011	Man charged for attempted heroin importation in bed frames
3 June 2011	Law enforcement disrupts Brisbane cocaine network
31 May 2011	Man charged for importing heroin in Bibles
28 May 2011	International cocaine syndicate smashed, 14 arrested
12 May 2011	Drug trafficking syndicate smashed in Adelaide
12 May 2011	Taskforce arrests two for heroin in furniture
10 May 2011	Man charged for importing cocaine internally
7 May 2011	Man charged for importing heroin in photo albums
7 May 2011	Man charged with importation of MDPV
5 May 2011	Man charged for importing 27 kilograms of heroin
4 May 2011	Woman charged for importing illicit drugs concealed internally
27 April 2011	Woman charged for importing cocaine in suitcase
25 April 2011	Woman charged for importing heroin
14 April 2011	Housemates discover the cost of illegally importing steroids
13 April 2011	Hefty fine for illegal importation of steroids
7 April 2011	Joint taskforce smashes drug syndicate
7 April 2011	Man charged over importation of drugs - Karratha
30 March 2011	25kg of heroin seized despite clever concealment
30 March 2011	Man charged over 8.5 kilograms of methamphetamine
28 March 2011	Man arrested for concealing $1.5 million worth of cocaine in suitcase
24 March 2011	Cocaine infused clothing seized
21 March 2011	Man charged for importing heroin
18 March 2011	Three people charged in relation to 170kgs opium
17 March 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
16 March 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
11 March 2011	12 months gaol for 79-year-old child pornography importer
11 March 2011	Man charged for importing heroin internally
9 March 2011	Two men charged for importing cocaine in vehicle shock absorbers
7 March 2011	74 year-old charged with importing cocaine
5 March 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
4 March 2011	Border Protection Command intercepts vessel
2 March 2011	Woman arrested for importing $5 million of heroin in seafood
19 Feb 2011	Man charged and hospitalised for importing drugs internally
14 Feb 2011	Man charged for importing heroin concealed in luggage
9 Feb 2011	Men charged with importing cocaine
2 Feb 2011	Customs and Border Protection warns of scams
1 Feb 2011	Two people arrested for attempting to import methamphetamine
25 Jan 2011	Three men charged for importing $4.2 million of cocaine
24 Jan 2011	Christmas Island Tragedy Internal Review
15 Jan 2011	Border Protection Command transfers passengers to Darwin
13 Jan 2011	Three charged over attempting to import 4.75kg of cocaine
13 Jan 2011	Woman charged and another hospitalised for importing drugs internally