CANBERRA, ACT, July 10 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint media release between the AFP and theABF.

Editor's note: Images of the original operation are available via Hightail.

An Arncliffe man who ran an organised crime syndicate that profited from human trafficking between Australia and Indonesia has today been sentenced to six years and five months' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years and five months.

The man, now 45, is the first Australian to be convicted for trafficking in children after hefacilitated the transportation of a 17-year-old from Indonesia to Sydney to engage in sex work in 2024.

A 32-year-oldSydney man has also been sentenced to two years and eight months'...