Tag: Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police Launch Investigation Into RATs Price Gouging

The Australian Federal Police has launched an investigation into rapid antigen test (RAT) price gouging and has warned that individuals and businesses selling COVID-19 tests for more than 20 percent of the original retail purchase rate will face five years’ imprisonment or a $66,000 fine. AFP Assistant Commissioner Crime Command Nigel Ryan said there would be…


Australian Police To Use DNA To Predict Gender, Race, Facial Features

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are using a groundbreaking tech that will grant the ability to predict traits of criminals solely from DNA left at a crime scene when no matching records are found. The AFP will be the first Australian law enforcement agency to use the new technology, allowing for crime scene analysts to…


Australian Federal Police Use Social Media, Calls To Hunt Criminals

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has warned its most wanted criminals of “cutting edge tech” designed to track down individuals using phone calls or images posted on social media sites. The AFP, which has members based in 33 countries, have been trawling the social media accounts of criminals to look for geospatial information—giveaways hinting at…


Alleged Plot to Overthrow Australian Govt and Police Thwarted

Australian law enforcement has charged one man from Western Australia for impersonating a law enforcement officer as part of a plot to overthrow the Australian government, members of Parliament and replace the Australian federal police force. On July 31, Australian Federal Police (AFP) executed six search warrants across three states to disrupt the group’s activities…


AFP Raid Properties in Connection to German Shutdown of Dark Web Site

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has carried out a series of raids between Brisbane and the Gold Coast in connection to the shutdown of Darkmarket, the world’s largest illegal e-commerce site on the dark web. The AFP was alerted after German authorities arrested a 34-year-old Australian man, accused of running the site. Authorities allege the site…


Australian Terror Extremist Back in Jail 2 Weeks After Release

A 25-year-old Sydney man is back in jail—less than two weeks after he was released—for allegedly breaching a court order by access online material about beheadings and torture. Radwan Dakkak—an ISIS supporter—was arrested by Australian Federal Police (AFP) in the Sydney suburb of Denistone this morning. According to police, he has an “extremist ideology aligned to…