18-09-2019 – Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Sydney have arrested two Malaysian nationals after detecting and preventing more than 1,200 kilograms of ephedrine from reaching illicit drug manufacturers and being used to produce ‘ice’. On 10 September 2019 a …
14-09-2019 – Officers from the Australian Border Force (ABF), with support from Queensland Police, executed a warrant on a residential property in Springfield Lakes south of Brisbane this week, arresting a 36-year-old man and seizing various items. On September 1, …
From 1 September 2019, shipments of cut flowers and foliage from Kenya, Colombia and Ecuador produced using a systems approach will not be allowed entry to Australia without a valid import permit. Head of plant biosecurity at the Department of …
05-09-2019 – Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Victoria have prevented the importation of 100 kilograms of prohibited precursor drugs from China. The precursor materials were intercepted at a parcel courier company in two 50 kilogram consignments which were addressed …
Expansion of the Approved Arrangement Class 19.2 Automatic Entry Processing for Commodities (AEPCOMM) Further to systems enhancements, simplification and expansion of AEP last year, we are pleased to announce the addition of more commodities to the AEPCOMM scope. The additional …
Friday, 22 March 2019 Australia has strict processes and a long-established policy to ensure any future imports of grain for stockfeed do not compromise our vital biosecurity status. The department recently held an information session to engage with industry and …
21-03-2019 – A Sydney-based fabrication business has been ordered to pay more than $67,000 in penalties and recovered Duty and GST following an investigation by the Australian Border Force (ABF) into the importation of Chinese aluminium products though Thailand. The …
13-12-2018 – Biosecurity and Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Brisbane Airport recently intercepted two live squirrels, allegedly smuggled in by an Australian resident returning from Bali. After information about the traveller was received through Border Watch, ABF officers approached …
Statement from ABF Commissioner Michael Outram APM 12-12-2018 – Recent, ongoing and inaccurate media reporting regarding the capabilities of the Australian Border Force (ABF) contains a number of factual errors that need to be corrected. ABF vessels continue to actively …
27-11-2018 Border and maritime security, as well as trade enforcement were high on the agenda at the 5th Australia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) Customs Bilateral Meeting in Canberra today. Hosted by the Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner, Michael Outram APM, the …