.AusFedPolice have frozen the bank accounts of a suspected agent as part of a broader crackdown on foreign interference.
Australian Federal Police have frozen the bank accounts of a suspected agent as part of a broader crackdown on foreign interference.
The Australian reports officers raided properties linked to the agent who's being investigated over possible money-laundering offences. A new specialist team of investigators is preparing to take similar action against other suspected agents next year. The AFP has been under pressure to use the new foreign interference laws after an overhaul in 2018. Image: News Corp Australia
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