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fliptop [soylentnews.org] writes:

Two men, alleged to be senior members of an international crime syndicate, face charges in Taiwan [theguardian.com]:

Two men alleged to be senior members of an international crime syndicate have been charged in Taiwan over an alleged plot to import 30kg of methamphetamine into Western Australia [theguardian.com] hidden inside 3D printers.

It was revealed on Saturday that a 33-year-old man and a 36-year-old man were arrested in July and October this year after they were noticed by the Australian federal police as part of Operation Ironside.

Operation Ironside was a sting operation [theguardian.com] between the AFP and the FBI in which they intercepted every message posted via the An0m encrypted communications platform used by crime syndicates over three years from 2018.

[...] The men have been charged with illegal transportation of category 2 narcotics and could face life in prison in Taiwan if convicted.

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