The ABF, along with our partners, are committed to disrupting the illegal tobacco trade and dismantling organised crime syndicates.

With an estimated excise value of $5.2 million, seizures like these damage criminal networks while keeping the young people in our community safe.

Australian Border Force and Australian Defence Force air, land and surface assets under the direction of Maritime Border Command continue to patrol Australia’s North West Coastline, particularly in the waters of the Kimberley Marine Park off Western Australia.

In recent…

Who ordered an almond milk double decaf latte with…….. meth? ☕️😱

Two Sydney men were charged last week with allegedly importing more than 90kg of methamphetamine hidden in an industrial coffee grinder.

ABF officers discovered the meth after the coffee grinder arrived on a…

Not for personal use. In recent months HMAS Broome, under the direction of Maritime Border Command (MBC) and in partnership with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, intercepted two foreign fishing vessels.

Over 2.5 tonne of trepang and 10kg shark fin was seized from…

Great exchange of views with Bureau of Immigration, Republic of the Philippines Philippines Bureau of Immigration, Commissioner Norman G. Tansingco and delegation, on 🇵🇭 & 🇦🇺 efforts to #endhumantrafficking with AGD AU Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation,
Home Affairs and ABF.

In January, the ABF Detector Dog Program (DDP) was proud to be joined by members of the Japan Customs Canine Program ( カスタム君 ), who visited to select the most recent detector dog candidates for their customs service.

Japanese Customs Canine Unit officers have put ABF-bred…

Importing illicit drugs into Australia ain’t no game! 🎲

Three men are beginning to realise this after being sentenced to more than seven years imprisonment each in December in a Perth court, pleading guilty to attempting to import methamphetamine hidden in a backgammon board…