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• the dismantling of an Australian coinage counterfeiting syndicate, including the arrest of two people by AFP; • a 275 grams seizure of cocaine and arrest of one person by AFP; • 28 drug seizures in total; and • the detaining of more than 20 people by DIMIA who had unlawfully remained in Australia. Table 4.11: Output 1.3 – SEAOC arrests and charges Measure Total Arrests 29 Charges 59 Figure 4.6: SEAOC arrests and charges by month Number 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 _________________________________________________________________ Operation Palace This operation, reported in last year’s Annual Report, led to the arrest of a further 31 people in Queensland for drug trafficking offences. Those arrested included 12 people charged in relation to a conspiracy to import cocaine into Australia via Cairns. _________________________________________________________________ Examples of collaboration by law enforcement agencies on SEAOC operations include: Jul Arrests Aug Sep Oct • Joint Asian Crime Group, Sydney: The ACC provides investigative, analytical and operational support resources to JACG, a standing taskforce focusing on upper-level drug importation and trafficking. During 2003–04, the JACG seized 442 kgs of MDMA, 46 kgs of ‘ice’ (ATS), 5.2 kgs of heroin, arrested 18 people, and seized approximately $1 million in proceeds of crime. 66 I ACC ANNUAL REPORT 2003–04 Charges Nov Dec Jan Month Feb Mar Apr May Jun
• Viking Task Force: The ACC provides investigative, analytical and operational support resources and infrastructure to Viking. Investigations led to the arrest of 12 people in South Australia and Western Australia, and the seizure of 1.75 kgs heroin and 30 grams amphetamines during the period of the SEAOC Determination. _________________________________________________________________ Operation Katakan In June 2003, 728 grams heroin was seized en-route from Sydney to Brisbane. The ACC commenced an investigation into the identification of syndicate members, their drug sources and trafficking methodologies. A further 700 grams of heroin was seized in July 2003, and two people were arrested in Sydney with the assistance of Queensland and New South Wales Police. The ACC and Queensland Police Service investigators seized a further 3400 ecstasy tablets, $62,900 cash, 250 grams of heroin, 60 grams of cannabis, and 500 grams of cocaine. Cooperation with the AFP resulted in the further seizure of 272 grams of cocaine from an air passenger arriving in Sydney from overseas in January 2004. In April 2004, search warrants were executed across South East Queensland by the ACC and Queensland Police investigators. Leading syndicate members were arrested, and property with an estimated value of $5.8 million was restrained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Clth). Further small quantities of drugs (including amphetamine, cannabis, heroin, LSD and MDMA) and cash were also seized. An ACC examination programme was conducted after the arrests. In May 2004, another person was arrested returning from overseas and charged in relation to the January 2004 cocaine importation. In total 17 people were arrested during the investigation. This investigation highlighted the difficulties faced by law enforcement agencies in categorising organised criminal activity in cultural, geographic or specific commodity terms. Members of the wider network arrested during this investigation included people of Anglo-Saxon, Central and Southern European, Middle Eastern and South East Asian background, whilst the range of drugs trafficked fluctuated according to trends of availability and demand within the marketplace. The seized commodities included heroin imported from South East Asia, cocaine imported from Lebanon and MDMA (ecstasy) tablets which are suspected to have been manufactured in Europe. _________________________________________________________________ Additional outputs include use of SEAOC findings to assist the drafting of law reform proposals in respect to the inclusion of indictable offences in the Victorian Fisheries Act (arising from investigations into illegal harvesting and export of abalone). Also, proposals have been raised to amend Schedule VI of the Customs Act 1901 to include pseudoephedrine as a prohibited drug import so adequate sentencing options become available for convictions of unlawful importation of the substance into Australia. ACC ANNUAL REPORT 2003–04 I 67 4 OUTPUT 1.3: INVESTIGATIONS INTO FEDERALLY RELEVANT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
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Key Results During 2003-04, the ACC
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In addition the following documents
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