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Photo Gallery archive 2005
Southern Ocean patrol exposes toothfish boats outside Australian waters - 23 December 2005
Customs and Fisheries patrol boat Oceanic Viking (foreground) with French patrol vessel Floreal, rendezvousing in the Southern Ocean
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Customs and Fisheries patrol boat Oceanic Viking launches tender during her current patrol in the Southern Ocean
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Customs team from the patrol boat Oceanic Viking observes fishing boat operating in the Banzare Bank area
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Arming of front-line Customs officers - 22 November 2005
Customs officer equipped with Glock handgun
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Customs officer displays extendable baton
( 0.462 MB)
Customs officer displaying the use of handcuffs
( 0.381 MB)
Armed customs officer equipped with personal body armour
( 0.564 MB)
Customs officers will also be equipped with pepper spray
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Customs seizes dangerous weapons - 16 November 2005
A selection of the knives and nunchakus
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A Customs officer displays seized weapons
( 1.157 MB)
BB guns were among the illegal weapons seized by Customs
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Knuckle dusters and spring bladed knives were among the illegal weapons seized
( 1.115 MB)
A Customs officer examines one of the siezed weapons
( 0.417 MB)
Fishy containers reveal ecstasy tablets - 14 November 2005
One of the fish oil capsule containers containing a quantity of purple tablets which tested positive for MDMA
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Several fish oil capsule containers containing tablets which tested positive for MDMA
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GalahEggs_4 - 09 November 2005
20051109_GalahEggs_4
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GalahEggs_3 - 09 November 2005
20051109_GalahEggs_3
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GalahEggs_2 - 09 November 2005
20051109_GalahEggs_2
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GalahEggs_1 - 09 November 2005
20051109_GalahEggs_1
( 0.662 MB)
Narcotic syndicate dismantled - 07 November 2005
Money laundering and narcotic syndicate dismantled_20051107
( 0.991 MB)
Skimmers red carded - 04 November 2005
Fake loyalty cards
( 0.275 MB)
Fake credit cards and credit card skimmer
( 0.647 MB)
Deadly parcel leads to lethal armoury - 21 October 2005
The AK-47 dismantled assault rifle intercepted by Customs Officers
( 0.385 MB)
The AK-47 dismantled assault rifle intercepted by Customs Officers
( 0.433 MB)
Waters clearer thanks to intense operation - 20 October 2005
Australian Customs Vessel Dame Roma Mitchell
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Customs officers on board a foreign fishing vessel apprehended during Operation Clearwater II
( 0.855 MB)
Apprehended foreign fishing boat with Australian Customs Vessel Dame Roma Mitchell
( 0.942 MB)
Customs National Marine Unit officer and foreign fisher detained during Operation Clearwater II
( 0.977 MB)
Customs officers muster crew on board foreign fishing boat apprehended during Operation Clearwater II
( 0.651 MB)
HMAS Bunbury tows two foreign fishing boats apprehended during Operation Clearwater II
( 0.412 MB)
Foreign fishers detained on board shark boat apprehended during Operation Clearwater II
( 0.967 MB)
Unseaworthy foreign fishing boat destroyed by Customs at sea during Operation Clearwater II
( 0.977 MB)
Customs National Marine Unit officer finds shark fin on board detained foreign fishing boat
( 0.949 MB)
Customs National Marine Unit officer displays shark fins found on detained foreign fishing boat
( 0.182 MB)
Customs officers assist foreign fishers during transfer to detention facilities in Broome
( 0.577 MB)
Apprehended foreign fishing boat under tow by patrol boat to Broome
( 0.551 MB)
Iceboat apprehended - 19 October 2005
Iceboat apprehended after wild chase
( 0.776 MB)
Cocaine found in Scuba Tank - 16 October 2005
Cocaine found in scuba tank
( 0.099 MB)
French Cognac methamphetamine - 14 October 2005
Cognac proves a surprising drop
( 0.253 MB)
Potted snakes unearthed by Customs - 07 October 2005
Emerald tree boa detected in Melbourne
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Emerald tree boa detected in Melbourne
( 0.159 MB)
Customs catches trochus poachers off WA - 05 October 2005
Customs officers from the patrol boat Hervey Bay muster the crew of the apprehended fishing vessel on deck
( 0.787 MB)
Significant weapons seizure in Sydney - 30 September 2005
Electric shock devices, such as this stun gun, were stopped at the border by Customs
( 0.413 MB)
Butterfly and flick knives were among the illegal weapons seized by Customs
( 0.849 MB)
A Customs officer displays a sword stick with a concealed blade
( 0.586 MB)
Armed patrol boat makes northern arrests - 28 September 2005
Officers from Customs and Fisheries patrol vessel Oceanic Viking (background) board foreign fishing 'iceboat' off northern Australia
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Foreign fishing iceboat (foreground) with Australian Customs Vessel Corio Bay in background
( 0.668 MB)
Oceanic Viking as seen from the bridge of Australian Customs Vessel Corio Bay during illegal fishing operations
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Customs officers from ACV Corio Bay board foreign fishing iceboat off northern Australia
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Customs officers from Oceanic Viking board foreign fishing 'iceboat' off northern Australia
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Coastwatch aerial photo of Oceanic Viking as Customs boarding team prepares to board foreign fishing 'iceboat' in waters off northern Australia
( 0.545 MB)
16 arrests, clan labs dismantled as children's books spark major police, Customs investigation - 27 September 2005
An x-ray image of the books revealed anomalies consistent with a concealment
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The pseudoephedrine was found concealed within the covers of children's books
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The pseudoephedrine was found concealed within the covers of children's books
( 0.663 MB)
Multi-million dollar ecstasy bust in Melbourne - 19 September 2005
Multi-million dollar ecstasy bust in Melbourne
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Multi-million dollar ecstasy bust in Melbourne
( 0.029 MB)
Stun gun importer convicted - 12 September 2005
A Customs officer demonstrating the stun gun
( 0.588 MB)
Some of the stun guns seized by Customs officers
( 0.142 MB)
Ecstasy discovery is a bottler - 12 September 2005
Ecstacy seizure is a bottler
( 0.749 MB)
Ecstasy allegedly smuggled in vitamin containers
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Ecstasy allegedly smuggled in vitamin containers
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Ecstacy seizure is a bottler
( 0.575 MB)
Australia boards suspected illegal foreign fishing boat south of Tasmania - 10 September 2005
Australian Customs and Fisheries patrol boat Oceanic Viking
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Australian Customs and Fisheries patrol boat Oceanic Viking
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Australian Customs and Fisheries patrol boat Oceanic Viking
( 0.056 MB)
Australian patrol boat Oceanic Viking stands by while FV Taruman is boarded
( 0.223 MB)
Customs boarding party officers
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Customs boards FV Taruman
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Customs boards FV Taruman
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Customs officers train for boarding operations on Oceanic Viking
( 0.108 MB)
Map of the Macquarie Island Fishery
( 0.907 MB)
Envelopes with more than just letters - 07 September 2005
Customs officers detected more than 2kg of cocaine concealed within 39 separate envelopes sent from the United States
( 0.855 MB)
Customs officers screen international mail to detect attempts to smuggle drugs and other prohibited imports into the country
( 0.122 MB)
Customs busts national drug importation operation - 02 September 2005
Customs officers allege this consignment of ephedrine hidden inside a set of bongo drums, is part of a national drug importation racket
( 1.804 MB)
Fish smuggled in cosmetic jar - 01 September 2005
Fish smuggled in cosmetic jar
( 0.926 MB)
Fish smuggled in cosmetic jar 2
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Signing for Australia's future border protection - 29 August 2005
Artists impression of the new B3 Squirrel helicopter in Customs livery
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400kg of amphetamine precursor chemicals seized - 29 August 2005
Customs officers display statues containing ephedrine
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Customs officers display statues containing ephedrine
( 0.223 MB)
Snakes alive - Customs seizes exotic reptiles - 23 August 2005
Many of the reptiles were packed in food containers
( 0.768 MB)
Two of the 39 reptiles seized by Customs
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One of the 39 reptiles seized by Customs
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Three of the 39 reptiles seized by Customs
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Heavy fine for cruel wildlife smuggling attempt - 18 August 2005
Wildlife officers examine a large number of turtles intercepted by Customs in March 2004 following an attempt to export them to Japan
( 0.724 MB)
Specimens such as this turtle which died in the exportation attempt can fetch thousands of dollars on the overseas black market
( 1.835 MB)
The turtles were packed roughly into a cardboard box as part of the illegal exportation attempt in March 2004
( 0.263 MB)
Coastwatch aircraft helps rescue bogged driver - 18 August 2005
Coastwatch AC500 Shrike surveillance plane
( 0.755 MB)
4WD vehicle bogged for three days in a remote area
( 0.642 MB)
Hefty fine for importer of dangerous finger claws - 16 August 2005
Selection of imported dangerous finger claws
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Dangerous finger claws
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Dangerous finger claws 2
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Three arrested over major drug importation - 10 August 2005
A Customs officer and Federal Police agent with a sample of the seized pseudoephedrine
( 1.372 MB)
The pseudoephedrine was concealed inside a wooden crate in an air cargo consignment from Thailand
( 0.884 MB)
One of the boxes which contained part of a shipment of more than 100 000 pseudoephedrine tablets intercepted in Brisbane
( 0.374 MB)
Sugar-coated cannabis in Cairns - 09 August 2005
Sugar-coated cannabis in Cairns
( 0.346 MB)
Customs and AFP with seized cannabis
( 0.594 MB)
Dangerous knives kept off Queensland streets - 29 July 2005
Dangerous knives kept off Queensland streets
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Gaol term for bird egg smuggler - 28 July 2005
Bird egg seizure Brisbane
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Bird egg seizure Brisbane
( 0.712 MB)
Salmon oil label fails to fool officers - 22 July 2005
Salmon oil label fails to fool officers
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Real fine handed down for replica handgun - 16 July 2005
Replica pistol seized by Customs at Perth Airport
( 0.137 MB)
Arming of Australian Customs vessels boosts border security - 15 July 2005
A Customs national marine unit officer on board the ACV Corio Bay takes aim at a target
( 1.988 MB)
A Customs national marine unit officer on board the ACV Corio Bay fires on a practice target
( 1.048 MB)
A Customs national marine unit officer on board the ACV Corio Bay with the vessel's 7.62mmm general purpose machine gun
( 0.979 MB)
A Customs national marine unit officer on board the ACV Corio Bay prepares to fire the vessel's new machine gun
( 1.068 MB)
Preferred tenderer announced for $100 million Torres Strait helicopter contract - 12 July 2005
Customs Coastwatch Bell 412 EP helicopter
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Customs Coastwatch Bell 412 EP helicopter
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Customs Coastwatch Bell 412 EP helicopter
( 1.105 MB)
Heroin import detected at Sydney International Airport - 12 July 2005
An alleged concealment of drugs discovered inside a passenger's bag
( 0.957 MB)
Customs officers were alerted to this alleged concealment following an x-ray
( 0.983 MB)
Custom-built Sydney headquarters for Customs - 05 July 2005
Senator Chris Ellison at Sydney Customs House opening
( 0.487 MB)
Senator Chris Ellison at Sydney Customs House opening
( 0.793 MB)
Senator Chris Ellison at Sydney Customs House opening
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Senator Chris Ellison at Sydney Customs House opening
( 0.705 MB)
Cocaine concealed in ornate door - 20 June 2005
Cocaine concealed in ornate door
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Dangerous guns kept off Canberra streets - 10 June 2005
Examples of some of the soft air firearms
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An examples of a soft air firearm
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Examples of some of the soft air firearms
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Examples of some of the soft air firearms
( 0.995 MB)
Illegal arrivals netted at Melbourne Airport - 06 June 2005
Live fish discovered at Melbourne Airport
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Customs Officers uncover live fish at Melbourne Airport
( 0.582 MB)
Illegal arrivals netted at Melbourne Airport
( 0.429 MB)
Two passengers allegedly found with drugs at airports - 27 May 2005
Customs Officers search suitcase at Melbourne Airport
( 0.175 MB)
Customs Officers search suitcase at Sydney International Airport
( 0.079 MB)
Weapons stopped at the border - 20 May 2005
Weapons stopped at the border
( 0.341 MB)
Customs seize dangerous weapons at the border
( 0.296 MB)
Customs Officers stop shipment of dangerous weapons
( 0.615 MB)
Customs Officers seize a mixed bag of lethal armoury
( 0.267 MB)
Alleged cocaine carrier stopped at Sydney Airport - 19 May 2005
Alleged cocaine carrier stopped at Sydney Airport
( 0.314 MB)
Cocaine found in high fashion handbag - 15 May 2005
Customs Officer searches high fashion handbag
( 0.204 MB)
Cocaine found in high fashion handbag
( 0.834 MB)
Heroin found in car parts - 14 May 2005
Customs officers find heroin in car parts
( 0.909 MB)
Heroin found in car parts
( 0.867 MB)
Plastic chairs attempt to hide massive heroin importation - 13 May 2005
Concealment in frame of container
( 0.369 MB)
Customs and AFP inspect container
( 0.275 MB)
Customs officer inspecting drug hide
( 0.606 MB)
Drugs removed from container
( 0.643 MB)
Cocaine importer bagged by Customs and AFP - 11 May 2005
Suitcase showing the cocaine concealment
( 0.915 MB)
X-ray image of the cocaine concealment
( 0.617 MB)
Cocaine found in engine part - 11 May 2005
Customs officers drilled the camshaft to detect the cocaine
( 0.101 MB)
Customs officers detected a fine white powder inside the camshaft
( 0.142 MB)
Customs smashes massive cigarette smuggling operation - 06 May 2005
Customs officers examining counterfeit cigarettes
( 0.502 MB)
New Over The Horizon Radar to deliver improved surveillance of the Torres Strait region - 04 May 2005
The High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR) receiver array on Dauan Island in the northern Torres Strait
( 0.746 MB)
Ben Norris of Daronmont Technologies, the defence contracting firm which supplied and installed the radar, inspects the array on Dauan Island
( 0.048 MB)
Aerial view of HFSWR receiver array on Dauan Island in the Torres Strait
( 0.905 MB)
Aerial view of HFSWR transmitter on Pumpkin (Ngurtai) Island in the mid-Torres Strait
( 0.281 MB)
Technicians work on the HFSWR transmitter on Pumpkin (Ngurtai) Island in the mid-Torres Strait
( 0.971 MB)
Customs Coastwatch helicopters and aircraft will investigate detections made by the new over-the-horizon radar in the Torres Strait
( 0.949 MB)
Lethal arsenal attracts hefty fine - 22 April 2005
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.416 MB)
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.153 MB)
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.083 MB)
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.195 MB)
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.021 MB)
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.378 MB)
Examples of the illegally imported weapons
( 0.727 MB)
Four in court following large ecstasy seizure - 22 April 2005
Ecstasy uncovered in BBQs
( 0.467 MB)
X-ray images of the BBQ
( 0.693 MB)
One of the BBQs found to contain ecstasy
( 0.755 MB)
Illegal Fishing Blitz Nets Major Haul - 20 April 2005
Navy patrol boat HMAS Whyalla escorting to port three illegal fishing boats apprehended in the Gulf of Carpentaria
( 0.627 MB)
Iceboat spotted illegally fishing in Australian waters by Coastwatch surveillance flight
( 0.159 MB)
Navy boarding party (right of picture) prepares to board illegal fishing boat in Australian waters
( 0.662 MB)
Australian Customs officers on board an apprehended illegal fishing boat in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Note drying shark fin hanging from racks on the vessel
( 0.928 MB)
Navy patrol boat HMAS Warrnambool closes on a fishing boat it has ordered to stop for illegally operating in Australian waters
( 0.871 MB)
Personnel on board HMAS Warrnambool prepare to fire a warning shot across the bow of a vessel which refused to stop when challenged in Australian waters north of Cape Wessel, NT
( 0.194 MB)
HMAS Warrnambool prepares to fire a warning shot across the bow of a large illegal fishing boat which had refused to stop when challenged. The vessel was subsequently boarded by naval personnel
( 0.942 MB)
Naval personnel from HMAS Warnnambool board an illegal fishing boat while still underway. The vessel had refused to stop when challenged by the patrol boat
( 0.649 MB)
The fish that didn't get away - drug seizure at Melbourne Airport - 18 April 2005
One of the bottles of pickled fish opened by Customs officers
( 0.646 MB)
Customs cracks 'Da Vinci Code' book - 29 March 2005
Customs officer with the book and its alleged contents (name of officer is not available)
( 0.507 MB)
A quantity of anabolic steroids were allegedly concealed inside the book
( 0.318 MB)
What Customs officers found when they opened the book
( 0.241 MB)
What Customs officers found when they opened the book
( 0.431 MB)
The actual book screened by Customs officers
( 0.267 MB)
Disguised stun guns seized - 23 March 2005
Stun guns, two of which are disguised as mobile phones, and capsicum spray seized by Customs officers
( 0.457 MB)
One of the stun guns cleverly disguised as a mobile phone
( 0.001 MB)
Live fish caught at Melbourne Airport - 11 March 2005
The fish as found in a passengers baggage at Melbourne International Airport
( 0.177 MB)
Asian Arowana fish found concealed in a passengers baggage at Melbourne Airport
( 0.709 MB)
Cocaine in chocolates - 04 March 2005
Customs officers detected cocaine concealed inside two chocolate boxes.
( 0.415 MB)
Customs officers detected cocaine concealed inside two chocolate boxes.
( 0.974 MB)
Chilling triple-bladed push knife seized in Adelaide - 22 February 2005
Chilling triple-bladed push knife seized in Adelaide
( 0.549 MB)
Customs assists Indonesian fishers to return home - 09 February 2005
Indonesian fishing boat beached at the mouth of the Kendall River
( 0.741 MB)
Customs, Quarantine and QLD Police officers on board the Indonesian fishing boat
( 0.085 MB)
Indonesian fishing boat beached at the mouth of the Kendall River
( 0.812 MB)
Faster border processing for Australian international passengers - 02 February 2005
SmartGate is a secure and simple system that verifies a person's identity, using face-recognition technology
( 0.054 MB)
SmartGate compares a traveller's face with their stored image, collected at enrolment, when they present their passport
( 0.847 MB)
SmartGate has been trialled by Qantas international air crew since November 2002
( 0.317 MB)
Dangerous stun gun torches seized - 28 January 2005
Customs officer holding a stun gun disguised as a torch
( 0.971 MB)
One of the stun guns disguised as a torch, seized by Customs
( 0.347 MB)
Customs seizes cruel dog collars - 18 January 2005
Seized cruel dog collar
( 0.634 MB)
Seized cruel dog collar
( 0.487 MB)
Seized cruel dog collar
( 0.278 MB)