CANBERRA, ACT, July 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Queensland Police (QPS) and Australian Border Force (ABF)
A Taiwanese national has been charged by the North Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (NQJOCTF) over his alleged role in a failed people smuggling venture into Australia.
The man, 34, was arrested in a supermarket carpark at Weipa in Far North Queensland yesterday (30 June, 2026), following a report from the community about suspicious activity in the area.
He was charged with one count of aggravated offence of people smuggling (involving at least five persons), contrary to section 233C(1) of the Migration Act 19...