A Four Corners investigation has named a 38-year-old Sydney man suspected of being one of the major importers of methamphetamine into Australia.
A man believed to be one of the major importers of drugs into Australia has been identified for the first time as part of a Four Corners investigation.The AFP says it is working with its international partners and "coming after" high-value targets.
The 38-year-old listed a Western Sydney housing commission property as his address in 2016 and may currently be living in Vietnam or Cambodia.Four Corners understands Mr Badger is now on the Australian Federal Police's 'high-value target' list. Four Corners made attempts to contact Mr Badger and send him a list of detailed questions. It did not receive a response.As part of its broader investigation, Four Corners has spoken with current and former meth dealers, cooks, enforcers and runners with knowledge of the South-East Asian supply chain.
Asked about his son's alleged involvement in the meth trade, his father said: "I didn't know … and I would be quite ashamed if he is".Around 10 and a half tonnes of meth – mostly ice – was consumed in Australia in the year to August 2023, a 17 per cent increase on the year before. It was more than double the amount of cocaine consumed in the same period.
Mr McCartney said the AFP is working with its international partners on a two-pronged strategy, to both seize illegal drugs destined for Australia and affect the arrest and prosecution of those behind the organisation of their importation."We have pictures of all of the high-value targets on the wall, and we're just working through them one by one and ticking them off.
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