Podcast
Crime Interrupted
Hosted by Casefile Presents · EN
Crime Interrupted explores some of the biggest and most challenging cases handled by the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australia’s national policing agency. Presented by Casefile, the series covers cases including human trafficking, counter-terrorism operations, international kidnappings, drug crime, cybercrime and more. You will hear from the AFP officers who investigated these crimes, as well as members from domestic and international partners.
These are the real stories of the AFP. Everyday people, doing legendary work. Season 3 will be released from May 2025.
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Operation Amorgos
Jul 2000:58:19Summary readyWhen the AFP gets word that over a tonne of cocaine is headed for Australian shores, they need to find creative and outlandish ways never done before to try and disrupt some major players on the international drug scene. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Buxtehude
Jun 2200:47:13Summary readyWhen a second-hand excavator was en route to Australia from South Africa, the Australian Border Force flagged it for a closer look. ACT policing suspected an importation of cocaine, but no one could believe just how much. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Beaufighter
Jun 1500:55:15Summary readyThe AFP and ATO uncover Australia’s largest tax fraud case, involving $300m. The two perpetrators were trusted businessmen and before the law caught up with them, they spent tens of millions on luxury cars, boats, and mansions. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Crystalfields
Jun 800:50:19Summary readyA secondary school student spoke to the AFP about her concern she was about to be forced into a marriage. The marriage eventually went ahead, and she was murdered six weeks later. Her mother was charged with coercing her into a forced marriage.https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Balah
Jun 100:54:35Summary readyWhen millions of offensive emails flooded the inboxes of ordinary Australians in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, the AFP began a cat-and-mouse chase, pitting the offender against the best of the best at AFP Cybercrime. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Castrum
May 2500:50:51Summary readyWhen the AFP learnt that two men were planning a terror attack on the streets of Sydney, they began a race against time to locate the two young suspects and stop them. It became urgent when they learn the men had purchased hunting knives.https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Collage
Sep 7, 202300:58:43Summary readyWhen intel was received that a boat with nearly half a tonne of cocaine was headed toward Australian waters, the AFP, Customs, and state police monitored the journey and the transference of drugs to a smaller vessel. What followed was a perilous five-day boat chase through the high seas. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Birks
Aug 10, 202300:49:20Summary readyAn urgent cybersecurity fraud case landed on the desk of AFP investigators; a syndicate was stealing money from Australian superannuation and share trading accounts. In a race against time to stop millions of dollars in theft, the team had to unravel a complex web of false accounts to find how the syndicate was exploiting vulnerabilities in the system. Burner phones and a kebab order led them to a surprisingly young culprit. https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Boscobel
Jul 13, 202301:03:29Summary readyWhen the AFP joined a multi-agency taskforce to investigate security and vulnerabilities on the waterfront, they had no idea they would discover a huge national fraud involving tens of millions of dollars. From off-the-book payments to clandestine collections of money in white envelopes, Operation Boscobel investigators were there to document it all. A dedicated team put together literally a truck-load of evidence. In the wake of this, the six main players didn’t stand a chance in court.https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Operation Blare
Jun 9, 202300:50:19Summary readyWhen the AFP got intel on a case of foreign bribery, it wasn’t historic as they usually were; it was happening right then. Operation Blare was formed to stop it and send a message to Australian businesses – pay bribes at your own risk.https://www.afp.gov.au/crimeinterrupted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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