CANBERRA, ACT, June 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police, Queensland Police Service, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Papua New Guinea Customs Service, Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Services Authority and the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary
Australia and Papua New Guinean authorities have completed the latest joint patrol across the Torres Strait and PNG's Western Province as part of ongoing efforts to protect local communities from organised crime, illegal fishing and cross-border trafficking.
Conducted from 20 to 24 April 2026, the patrol brought together border, police, fisheries and i...