CANBERRA, ACT, June 19 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Brisbane man, 32, is expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court today (19 June, 2026) charged after allegedly piloting a 'black flight' to smuggle two Australian fugitives into Indonesia.
AFP investigators attached to the North Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) arrested the man at Brisbane Airport last night (18 June, 2026) on his arrival to Australia from Indonesia.
The AFP began an investigation in November 2025, when Indonesian immigration officials detained four men - two pilots and two passengers - who had arrived via aircraft at Merauke, province of South Papua, Indonesia.
Inquiries revealed the undeclared passengers as two ...