Border Force employee arrested after working as alleged double agent for accused drug dealer
An Australian Border Force employee has been arrested after allegedly working as a double agent for a drug dealer and conspiring to import nearly 7kg of cocaine into Australia.
A multi-agency police operation culminated in the dramatic arrest of the ABF member and an alleged crime figure accused of conspiring to import drugs into the country.
Images released by the Australian Federal Police show one of the accused handcuffed after being detained on a street in western Sydney.
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The ABF employee, 50, is scheduled to appear in Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday charged with receiving a bribe as a Commonwealth official, abuse of public office, unauthorised disclosure of information by Commonwealth officer, and aiding and abetting the importation of border controlled drugs. The later offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
A Mount Pritchard man, 67, who allegedly has links to organised crime, has been charged with offences including bribery of a Commonwealth official and aid and abet the importation of border controlled drugs. The later offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. He will appear in Fairfield Local Court on Wednesday.
Another two men, 25 and 48, were also charged with attempting to possess border controlled drugs.
Police will allege the Mt Pritchard man conspired with the ABF employee to ensure a parcel containing 6.9kg of cocaine would bypass ABF examination.
It is alleged the ABF member had received cash and high-value items during the past few months, partly to ensure the safe passage of the parcel and to provide information about a dummy run of cosmetics which arrived in Australia from Malaysia on February 21, 2025.
The ABF employee worked as a supervisor within ABF, allowing her to search cargo and ABF systems to determine if parcels were flagged for examination.
