Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described a major police operation that led to the arrest of more than 100 leading crime figures as a "watershed moment" in the nation's crime-fighting.
Those facing charges include members of outlaw motorcycle gangs, Australian Mafia, Asian crime syndicates and serious and organised crime groups. The encrypted communications – which allegedly included plots to kill, mass drug trafficking and gun distribution - were decrypted from a platform covertly run by the FBI.The mobile phones, which were bought on the black market, could not make calls or send emails.It could only send messages to another device that had the organised crime app.
Speaking alongside Mr Kershaw, FBI representative Anthony Russo said the operation was an example of how global cooperation between police forces could smash organised crime. "The relationship we've been able to draw on, particularly with the FBI but other agencies across the world, has led to the most significant operation in policing history here in Australia.
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan I thought the story would be about central banks, reserve banks and 3 letter enforcement agencies 😂
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan Thank you for caring. You can see corruption doesn’t pay in the End. Exploit methods are everywhere in Society today. When One door Closes. It seems to be still waiting under ground just waiting to fester again. By someone you might know.
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan Surely they had more assets
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan Straight out of the LNP playbook. When in trouble play the law and order card. And the sycophants in the Canberra press gallery fall for it every time. CUhlmann
9NewsSyd ccroucher9 Fi_Willan So will crime rates decline now? If not, why is it a big deal?
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan Channel Nine be like 'hook line and sinker'
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan You can read this Government like a book, tied old PR stunt, you know they have a whiteboard ready to distract from their mess...
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ccroucher9 Fi_Willan is Scomo one of them?
ccroucher9 Fi_Willan They’ve no chance. They’ve not even found an alleged rapist!
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