Case Reports
2020-2021
Location:
New South Wales
Organised Crime and National Security
Mr Chan Han Choi pleaded guilty to breaching sanctions imposed on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
Tony Mokbel had been charged with importing 1.9kg of cocaine into Australia. One of the barristers that represented him was Nicola Gobbo. The Court of Appeal ordered a re-trial. The CDPP discontinued the re-trial as there was no public interest in prosecuting Mr Mokbel again.
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
In mid 2020, Mr Ali was sentenced on charges but the Crown filed an appeal against the adequacy of this sentence. On 18 December the Court of Appeal upheld the Crown appeal.
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
Investigators discovered 1.4 tonnes of pure MDMA concealed in tomato tins in a shipping container in Melbourne. In November 2019 the Commonwealth Attorney-General referred the whole of Mr Visser’s case to the Court of Appeal to be heard and determined as if it were a fresh appeal. On 18 December 2020, the Court of Appeal dismissed Mr Visser’s appeal.
Location:
New South Wales
Organised Crime and National Security
Arsalan Khawaja falsified handwritten entries in a notebook indicating that another man was preparing to engage in, or assist with, a terrorist act.
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
Mr Phillip Galea was charged with one count of doing acts in preparation for, or planning a terrorist act and one count of attempting to collect or make a document likely to facilitate a terrorist act.
Location:
South Australia
Organised Crime and National Security
A 25 year old Adelaide woman has had her conviction on a terrorism offence reinstated following the CDPP’s successful High Court appeal against orders directing her acquittal.
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
Four Melbourne men (Paul Ngo, William Do, Huy Hoang and Tony Tran) have been sentenced for their roles in operating a drug syndicate in Melbourne’s western suburbs in mid 2018.
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
Operation Sunrise targeted a transnational syndicate involved in importing heroin to Australia and trafficking heroin in Melbourne. The investigation also uncovered trafficking of methamphetamine in Melbourne.
Location:
Victoria
Organised Crime and National Security
On 24 July 2019, the Supreme Court of Victoria sentenced Mr Ahmed Mohamed (26), Mr Abdullah Chaarani (28) and Mr Hatim Moukhaiber (31) to lengthy prison terms for engaging in a terrorist act contrary to s101.1(1) of the Criminal Code 2010 (Cth). The terrorist act involved setting fire to a Shia mosque in suburban Melbourne on 11 December 2016. The fire caused over $1.5 million in damage to the mosque, requiring its demolition.