media room - Media Releases

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

2008

Release Date	Title of Release
Wed 31 Dec 2008	Customs strong on illicit drug trade
Wed 31 Dec 2008	Illegal foreign fishing vessel apprehended
Tue 30 Dec 2008	Man remanded for pornography offences
Sun 28 Dec 2008	Man to face court on child and abhorrent pornography smuggling offences
Fri 26 Dec 2008	2kg of drugs seized on Christmas Day
Wed 24 Dec 2008	Hidden cash seized at border
Wed 24 Dec 2008	Foreign fishers caught in Australian fishing zone
Fri 19 Dec 2008	Letters lead to two arrests in Darwin on drugs charges
Thu 18 Dec 2008	$22,500 fine for steroids smuggler
Thu 18 Dec 2008	$90,000 penalty for illegally importing asbestos
Tue 16 Dec 2008	12kg of cocaine concealed inside suitcases
Sat 13 Dec 2008	Don't let your gift become a statistic this Christmas
Fri 12 Dec 2008	Weapon smuggler found guilty
Thu 11 Dec 2008	Child pornography arrest at Perth Airport
Thu 11 Dec 2008	Maritime immigration initiative wins PM's excellence award
Wed 10 Dec 2008	Customs uncovers squirrel smuggling attempt
Tue 09 Dec 2008	Indonesian man guilty of smuggling child pornography
Fri 05 Dec 2008	Customs intercepts four tonnes of kava
Mon 01 Dec 2008	Three arrested over $16 million cocaine haul from Mexico
Sat 29 Nov 2008	Alleged precursor smuggler arrested in Queensland
Sat 29 Nov 2008	UK man gaoled for child pornography offences
Fri 28 Nov 2008	4 tonnes of finned shark found on illegal fishing vessel
Tue 25 Nov 2008	Warning to drug traffickers
Fri 21 Nov 2008	Adelaide arrests follow $32 million ice seizure
Fri 21 Nov 2008	Wollongong director gets gaol sentence following Customs investigation into precursor import
Thu 20 Nov 2008	Skateboards conceal cocaine haul
Tue 18 Nov 2008	Gaol time for WA man for child pornography charges
Thu 13 Nov 2008	Man charged with possessing false passport
Wed 12 Nov 2008	Customs seizes hundreds of laser pointers
Tue 11 Nov 2008	Heavy fines for weapon import attempts
Tue 04 Nov 2008	NSW Marine Parks Authority and Customs join forces in Batemans Marine Park
Fri 31 Oct 2008	False Zambian passport holder charged
Thu 30 Oct 2008	Customs targets drug and tobacco smugglers - Annual Report 2007-08
Wed 29 Oct 2008	Man charged with possessing false passport
Fri 24 Oct 2008	Banana plants in underpants
Wed 22 Oct 2008	$66,000 penalty for convicted tobacco smuggler
Sat 18 Oct 2008	Gaol time for man found guilty of smuggling child pornography
Fri 17 Oct 2008	Customs arrests two over precursor drug smuggling
Tue 14 Oct 2008	Game over for alleged ecstasy smuggler
Tue 14 Oct 2008	Customs continues crackdown on cigarette smuggling
Sat 11 Oct 2008	Tasmanian steroid smuggler convicted
Thu 09 Oct 2008	Child pornography arrest at Perth Airport
Tue 07 Oct 2008	$6000 in fines for guilty fungi smugglers
Mon 06 Oct 2008	French citizen faces drug smuggling charge
Thu 02 Oct 2008	Clandestine drug lab shut down
Thu 02 Oct 2008	Customs seizes 13 million cigarettes in national smuggling operation
Fri 26 Sep 2008	Weapon smuggler jailed, another stunned by fine
Wed 24 Sep 2008	Spiders and snakes on a plane
Wed 24 Sep 2008	Hair raising attempt to import drugs
Mon 22 Sep 2008	$3,000 fine takes shine out of diamonds for Qld man
Mon 22 Sep 2008	Queensland men jailed for four years for Customs and excise fraud
Fri 19 Sep 2008	Sixth arrest in $52.8 million drug operation
Fri 19 Sep 2008	Customs arrests three men for wildlife smuggling
Wed 17 Sep 2008	Seventh arrest over 35 kilogram cocaine seizure
Wed 17 Sep 2008	Child porn importer imprisoned
Thu 11 Sep 2008	Woman charged with possessing false documents
Fri 05 Sep 2008	New officers to start work at Cairns Airport
Mon 01 Sep 2008	Customs rescues yachtsmen
Sat 30 Aug 2008	$3000 fine for illegally importing pepper sprays
Wed 27 Aug 2008	Customs arrests and charges man over fishy business
Wed 27 Aug 2008	Cocaine discovered in false bottom suitcase
Tue 19 Aug 2008	Child porn seizure at Cairns airport
Fri 15 Aug 2008	Five weeks of Customs and AFP operations
Wed 13 Aug 2008	Further arrests in Operation Inca
Mon 11 Aug 2008	Customs keeps dangerous weapons off Adelaide streets
Fri 08 Aug 2008	World's largest ecstasy seizure in Melbourne
Fri 08 Aug 2008	Bird smuggler's wings clipped
Wed 06 Aug 2008	Alleged child porn smuggler arrested at Adelaide Airport
Fri 01 Aug 2008	Airline passenger arrested over child pornography
Thu 31 Jul 2008	Customs arrests million dollar cigarette and tobacco smuggling increase
Wed 30 Jul 2008	"Lube oil" masks major steroid smuggling racket
Wed 30 Jul 2008	Child pornography arrest in Perth
Wed 30 Jul 2008	Two men charged following joint drug import and manufacture investigation - Wagga Wagga
Wed 30 Jul 2008	Man charged over 'fantasy' import
Tue 29 Jul 2008	Customs foils flight officer's attempt to smuggle cigarettes
Fri 25 Jul 2008	Jail for child pornography smuggler
Wed 23 Jul 2008	Queensland Police and Australian Customs dismantle cannabis importation ring, Torres Strait
Tue 22 Jul 2008	Supreme Court hands down $21 million penalty in fuel blending case
Fri 18 Jul 2008	Child pornography seized in Adelaide - man arrested
Mon 14 Jul 2008	Chemicals to make $297 million of ICE seized
Mon 14 Jul 2008	Seven charged over 166 kilogram US drug seizure
Fri 04 Jul 2008	Customs seizes semi-automatic rifle
Fri 27 Jun 2008	Customs arrests man over smuggled pistol parts
Wed 25 Jun 2008	Abhorrent porn seized in WA
Wed 25 Jun 2008	Man charged over 45 kilogram pseudoephedrine haul
Mon 23 Jun 2008	Man charged over $50,000 excess cash haul
Mon 23 Jun 2008	Steroid smuggler convicted
Thu 19 Jun 2008	Steroid smuggling costs man $11 000
Thu 12 Jun 2008	Four charged over $78 million drug haul
Thu 12 Jun 2008	Deportation for child porn smuggler
Wed 04 Jun 2008	Customs makes shocking discovery
Sat 31 May 2008	Customs precursor detection leads to possible drug manufacturing site
Thu 29 May 2008	Avoiding Customs controls costs importer dearly
Thu 29 May 2008	Customs butts out cigarette smuggling operation - man arrested
Wed 28 May 2008	Customs arrests Perth man on child porn charges
Thu 22 May 2008	Australia's border agencies remind travellers - be aware and prepare
Thu 22 May 2008	Fourth man charged over Perth ecstasy import
Tue 20 May 2008	Wildlife smugglers targeting Australian geckos
Tue 20 May 2008	Taskforce dismantles ecstasy syndicate
Tue 20 May 2008	Handgun seized from cruiser, skipper arrested
Tue 20 May 2008	Customs and AFP sink foot spa drug syndicate
Sat 17 May 2008	Football memorabilia conceals cocaine
Fri 16 May 2008	$3000 fine for snake smuggler
Tue 13 May 2008	Offensive weapon seized at Brisbane Airport
Mon 12 May 2008	Cocaine found in bottles of alcohol
Thu 08 May 2008	Two more men charged over $40 million ecstasy seizure
Thu 08 May 2008	15 months jail for child porn smuggler
Sat 03 May 2008	Fifth man charged over $8.4 million heroin haul
Sat 03 May 2008	Rocket launcher importer convicted
Fri 02 May 2008	Sydney man charged over pistol seizure
Tue 29 Apr 2008	SA precursor import foiled by Customs
Sat 26 Apr 2008	Airline passenger arrested after drugs found in stomach
Fri 25 Apr 2008	Are you ready for a real challenge?
Thu 24 Apr 2008	Marine Traineeship for Torres Strait Islanders
Mon 21 Apr 2008	South American handicrafts conceal cocaine
Mon 14 Apr 2008	Detector dog sniffs out cocaine
Mon 14 Apr 2008	$600,000 of heroin stopped at the border
Fri 11 Apr 2008	Geckos booked by Customs
Fri 11 Apr 2008	Sydney man to face court over child porn images
Thu 10 Apr 2008	No ticket to ride for beetles
Tue 08 Apr 2008	UK man jailed for 22 months over child pornography
Thu 03 Apr 2008	Customs arrests man over live snakes in the post
Thu 03 Apr 2008	Parrot eggs smuggler to be deported
Mon 31 Mar 2008	Huge steroids cache found in Thai parcel
Mon 31 Mar 2008	Customs detects hundreds of child pornography images in Perth
Fri 28 Mar 2008	Customs finds deadly fibreglass knives
Mon 24 Mar 2008	Drug find at Cairns International Airport
Sat 22 Mar 2008	US citizen arrested over internal drug concealment
Fri 21 Mar 2008	Four charged over $8.4 million heroin haul
Thu 20 Mar 2008	Copper theft racket cracked open
Tue 18 Mar 2008	Cairns a regional leader in border security training
Thu 13 Mar 2008	Customs arrests child pornography smuggler
Wed 12 Mar 2008	Yachting conviction in Queensland
Wed 12 Mar 2008	Three charged over $87.5 million cocaine haul
Sun 09 Mar 2008	Melbourne tobacco smuggling ring smashed
Fri 07 Mar 2008	Airline passenger facing child pornography charge in Perth
Fri 29 Feb 2008	Brisbane man convicted for importing pornography
Wed 27 Feb 2008	Ephedrine smuggler jailed
Tue 26 Feb 2008	Clothing allegedly impregnated with cocaine
Tue 26 Feb 2008	Customs and Navy stop trepang poachers cold in Torres Strait
Mon 25 Feb 2008	Twelfth person faces internal drug smuggling charge
Mon 25 Feb 2008	Indonesian man charged over child pornography images
Fri 15 Feb 2008	Customs patrol boat on display in Hobart
Fri 15 Feb 2008	Honey importers stung
Thu 14 Feb 2008	Thirty-three caught smuggling drugs internally in 2007
Thu 14 Feb 2008	Queensland men charged over transnational drug smuggling operation
Mon 11 Feb 2008	Man arrested at Adelaide Airport for offensive pornography
Mon 11 Feb 2008	Two charged over importing tonnes of counterfeit washing powder
Sat 09 Feb 2008	Customs smashes cigarette smuggling operation
Fri 08 Feb 2008	Two men charged with pornography offences in Adelaide
Thu 07 Feb 2008	Tobacco fine more than just a smoke screen
Wed 06 Feb 2008	New Customs facility in Torres Strait
Mon 04 Feb 2008	Yachting conviction upheld in Queensland
Thu 31 Jan 2008	Customs relocates in Port Pirie
Thu 31 Jan 2008	Tourist's summer holiday off to a cold start
Fri 25 Jan 2008	Steroid smuggling crackdown leads to multiple convictions
Fri 25 Jan 2008	Customs investigates tobacco theft
Thu 24 Jan 2008	Man to face court over $2.2 million drug shipment
Mon 21 Jan 2008	American woman on drug smuggling charge
Tue 15 Jan 2008	Man arrested for importing child porn
Mon 14 Jan 2008	1000 suspected child pornography images lead to Customs arrest