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AUSTRAC data helped capture international cybercriminal
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AUSTRAC used suspicious matter reports (SMRs) from reporting entities to identify an offender who had multiple Australian bank accounts under a false name and who was moving large,…
Suspicious funds transfers reveal million dollar drug syndicate
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A suspicious matter report (SMR) submitted to AUSTRAC was key to dismantling an international drug syndicate operating in Australia. Authorities used this information to identify people…
Welfare recipients found with $100,000 cash and cannabis
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AUSTRAC information sparked an investigation into a married couple who had substantial assets inconsistent with their declared income. The investigation led to three arrests, disruption of…
Online transactions lead to convictions for child sex offences
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A referral from AUSTRAC helped a law enforcement investigation targeting registered sex offenders travelling overseas to commit offences against children. AUSTRAC identified two additional…
Street drugs smuggled into Australia inside toys and nappies
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Suspicious matter reports (SMRs) helped law enforcement disrupt a complex and sophisticated Adelaide-based crime syndicate that used toys, cushions and nappies to import illicit…
Mothballed cash stash led to drug trafficker's arrest
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AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence helped to convict a drug trafficker by revealing he used bank and casino accounts to launder the proceeds of his crime. The offender was sentenced to two…