[Link] Historic Drug Bust Found 450 Kilograms of Heroin Among Ceramic Tiles

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

The heroin, which was believed to be worth at least $140 million, was hidden among ceramic tiles that were being transported in an industrial shipping container addressed to a Melbourne business, border officers confirmed on Saturday.

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[Link] Police bungle cost ‘14 years of potential progress’ in Maria James’ murder, Melbourne inquest hears

Read: 23/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

Police errors regarding the storage and examination of evidence hampered the investigation into the unsolved murder of Maria James in Melbourne, with one bungle costing “14 years of potential progress”, an inquest has been told.

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[Link] Man faces court over alleged kidnapping of children from Blackburn North

Read: 25/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

Jiangang Ji is facing charges including kidnapping, aggravated burglary, armed robbery, false imprisonment, assault and theft of a motor vehicle.

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[Link] No conviction, $6000 fine for gangland cop who leaked corruption secret

Read: 6/8/2021 www.theage.com.au

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