AFP Raids Crime Syndicate, Criminal App Creator Charged

Following days of raids targeting the alleged crime syndicate and creator of an encrypted communication app designed for the criminal underworld, dozens of people have been taken into custody. They were charged with illicit drug trafficking, conspiracy, destruction of records and assisting a criminal organisation, and firearms. While most of the arrests took place in New South Wales, alleged criminals in Victoria, South Australia, and the ACT also got caught in the net. This operation involved 700 Australian Federal Police (AFP) members and an international task force set to target offshore links. AFP said that the raids also took down a global encrypted communications network....