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A cocaine-fueled evening has landed a blonde Instagrammer and Gold Coast cop in hot water. A Gold Coast police officer and his model ex-fiancé are facing drugs charges after a casino party was bugged by police.

Zachary Maidment, a senior constable in the elite Rapid Action Patrol unit, and prominent model Tyana Hansen have faced the Southport Magistrates Court.

Maidment, 28, is charged with possessing cocaine and supplying MDMA at his birthday party at the Star Casino in Broadbeach in June of this year.

25-year-old Hansen, a bikini model, stripper and former lads magazine cover girl, is charged with possessing cocaine and MDMA.

It doesn’t matter if you’re hanging out with Pamela Anderson for a TV advert – once you’re heard and seen snorting cocaine, your time is up.

We’re sure police were disappointed to find out one of their own were involved in this dodgy behaviour.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about this party couple facing drugs charges.

Read the original story here: 7News

BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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Ill-gotten gains from the taxpayer. That’s what this woman thought she could get away with by rorting the childcare system and living a life of luxury.

So much so that this wealthy Melbourne businesswoman has been charged over a childcare fraud worth up to $15m.

Australian Federal Police arrested Prime Family Day Care operator Ola Ouda, 42, over allegations she defrauded the commonwealth-funded Child Care Subsidy by making claims on children who had not actually attended her centres.

Worst of all, Prime Family Day Care is the nation’s biggest recipient of Federal Government family day care payments and Ms Ouda is accused of using the money to fund an extensive property portfolio in Melbourne and Dubai, and luxury overseas holidays.

You can see from the cars she drove to the clothes she wore, that her defrauding allowed her to live a life that she didn’t deserve or earn lawfully.

Whilst its sickening to see the amount she defrauded, it’s good news that she’s charged by the police.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about this case of rorting the childcare system.

Read the original story here: The Herald Sun

BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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Now this is not the way to kick goals.

A former West Perth women’s WAFL player has avoided jail after being caught trying to drive $20,000 worth of cannabis from Perth to Geraldton.

Rikkisha Yeates was arrested during a traffic stop on Brand Highway near Dongara in March after police found nearly 2kg of the drug in a sports bag in the boot of her car.

The 27-year-old told police she had been asked by an associate to drive the drugs to Geraldton and would be compensated with fuel money and 37.85 grams of cannabis as payment.

Western Australia has a particular problem with illicit substances – and unfortunately this former WAFL player has been part of it.

We don’t know why she felt the need to drive this huge amount of illicit drugs across the state, but we hope she reforms her ways.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about the Rikkisha Desiree Yeates $20k marijuana bust.

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That’s a lot of plants to steal! A man has been charged after 45 stolen bonsai plants worth $30,000 were found in a Canley Vale Bonsai plant raid.

Police say they seized the valuable miniature plants from the backyard of a home at Canley Vale last Friday.

The man was arrested and charged with recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime and having stolen goods.

Not the most serious case we’ve covered on Busted but just goes to show what people decide are worth stealing based on the value of those items.

A 44-year-old man was arrested and charged with recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime and having stolen goods.

It is an unusual case, but we have seen peculiar items and animals for sale on the black market before.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about this major Canley Vale Bonsai plant raid

Read the original story here: The Guardian

BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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A Gold Coast man, who was already wanted by Police, was arrested at gunpoint after ramming a bunch of cars in an attempt to escape from the Queensland Police.

He was first spotted in a white Commodore in Surfers Paradise just before midday.

He went onto a rampage ramming cars before police detected him in the car park of Pacific Fair, the Gold Coast’s biggest and most popular shopping centre.

The photos and this story are pretty confronting.

One Queensland Police Officer was forced to smash the windows of the Commodore so they could detain the man.

Police have clearly taken this issue very seriously because it's not often that you see police smashing windows to detain suspects at gun point.

Clearly, they were worried he was armed or would be a serious danger to others.

One officer even sustained an injury when he smashed the window of the Holden Commodore to get to this bloke – so the police do really put themselves in harms way to arrest the bad guys.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about the Dramatic scenes at a major Gold Coast shopping centre car park.

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BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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Illegal drugs and toy guns that look scarily like the real think have been picked up in the Berri in South Australia near the borders with New South Wales and Victoria.

South Australian Police searched a home in Berri after receiving a tip off – and it was quite the haul!

They picked up almost two kilograms of cannabis, 60 LSD tablets, 20 grams of cocaine, two gel blasters – toy guns which are designed to look exactly like the real thing and fire gel pellets – and more than $5000 in cash.

South Australian Police have now arrested a 27-year-old local man and charged him with two counts of trafficking in a commercial quality of a controlled drug.

What makes this story particularly interesting is that its not the first-time gel blasters have been involved in arrests by South Australian Police.

Gel blasters are becoming a serious problem in Australia with more than 700 handed to authorities but that barely scratches the surface of the problem.

And with that much cash and the sheer quantity of drugs picked up by the Police, it certainly seems this guy was a dealer.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about the drugs and gel blasters seized in Berri police raid.

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BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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The influencer, the rugby league coach and the cross-border drug syndicate.

A Gold Coast Instagram Influencers with thousands of followers has been accused of taking part in a major cross-border drug syndicate that also allegedly involved a former NRL star-come-Gold Coast Titans coach.

Mikayla Noakes, 20, fronted Tweed Heads Local Court on Monday where she pleaded not guilty to charges of participating in a criminal group and taking part in the supply of dangerous drugs.

She was one of seven people arrested in a police blitz on Saturday, following a lengthy investigation into the supply of MDMA and cocaine across the far north New South Wales coast and south-east Queensland.

Former NRL start and Gold Coast Titans coach Michael Gordon was also arrested by Police during the raids and was charged with two counts of supplying and possessing a prohibited drug.

This certainly isn’t the first time a supposed Instagram influencer was done for turning to illegal drugs to fund the flashy lifestyle they were trying to portray online.

That all came crashing down with the police investigation into her role.

Since this video was recorded, Noakes has been sent to live with her grandparents as part of her strict new bail requirements.

Check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about Mikayla Noakes & Michael Gordon.

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BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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Not the world’s most powerful car to ram-raid a supermarket – but thieves will be thieves!

Three crooks are still at large following a ram-raid at a Hamilton Woolworths in Brisbane.

A stolen Volkswagen Tiguan was used to reverse into the doors to the Woolies at the Hamilton Harbour complex on Kingsford Smith Drive.

Once the group gained access to the shop, they went straight to the cigarette drawers with a crowbar – and stole a few drawers of cigarettes.

The footage is pretty dramatic from the in-store camera – and this incident has all the hallmarks of an organised crime syndicate.

Criminal syndicates smash their way into supermarkets and retailers to flog cigarettes to sell on the black market.

Unfortunately for the store owners, they increasingly need to set up bollards and protective barriers to stop this type of raid happening.

It’s another reminder that organised criminals will stop at nothing to steal high value products, like cigarettes.

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BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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We’re not sure that this Instagram star will be able to influence her way out of this.

Event-planner-by-day Danielle Hogan, who until recently enjoyed the Bondi “high life”, is facing a slew of drug charges having been allegedly involved in a dial-a-dealer drug ring that delivers cocaine across Sydney.

While the 24-year-old’s Instagram persona promotes healthy living, exercise and white teeth, her secret job has been designated drug runner. Hogan is allegedly in so deep, the brief of evidence collated by police is reportedly 18,000 pages long!

Hogan was charged with five offences including participating in a criminal group, taking part in supplying drugs, found on drug premise and two counts of ongoing drug supply and will reappear in court again later this month. It’s another example of a social media influencer promoting a highly fictionalised lifestyle.

Wonder if the next court date will feature on her IG stories?

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Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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Episode 44: Classy couple in LV and Adidas couple accused of cooking meth’

These crooks definitely didn’t do their best to hide their wealth!  

A Port Melbourne couple have been charged with numerous drug trafficking offences in what appears to be an elaborate drug syndicate.

$13 million worth of cash and drugs was found in their townhouse after major police raids following a year-long investigation.

The neighbours had said that a fair amount of strange activity had been going on since the couple moved in last December – and there were a range of expensive items and accessories that had been floating around.

As we’ve seen with a number of crooks lately, not being subtle can be nail in the coffin.  

The woman charged was a yoga instructor in the nearby suburb of Berwick and enjoyed collecting Louis Vuitton handbags, so it must be a bit of a shock sitting in custody and facing potential jail time.

No handbags allowed in there and she certainly won’t be able to ‘stretch’ the law this time.

Be sure to check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about this classy couple in LV and Adidas.

Read the original story here: Herald Sun

Episode 45: ‘Bridgewater man busted flying on a fake passport’

Did this bloke really think he could get away with flying on a fake passport?

A Tasmanian man has recently been caught out by a police raid which discovered fake documents, including a fake passport used to travel internationally.

A joint operation by the AFP, Tasmanian Police, DFAT and ABF carried out a search which seized the fraudulent documents. They were shocked to also find over 4,000 steroids tablets, amphetamines plus over 1,000 counterfeit luxury brand watches and jewellery.

We just don’t know what this bloke was up to and who he may be working with overseas with these sorts of fake documents and counterfeit products.

If you hear of someone selling fake luxury watches or other black market goods, remember to get in touch with your local police or Crime Stoppers.

Be sure to check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about this Bridgewater man busted flying on a fake passport.

Read the original story here: Hobart Mercury

Episode 46: Springvale revealed as hotspot for black market cigarettes

This is an explosive investigation by a local media outlet.

The Dandenong Leader, from South East Melbourne, have run a month-long investigation into illegal tobacco in their part of the world.

In their investigation the paper revealed Melbourne’s southeast as a hotspot for illegal tobacco, finding more than 10 Asian grocers, supermarkets and tobacconists in Springvale selling illegal tobacco.

The Leader says they found dozens of shops selling illegal tobacco, and there are probably dozens more shops they didn’t even pick up.

It’s good to finally see a news organisation really dig into the criminal side of this, as well as the impact it has on retailers.

We’ve long spoken about how illicit tobacco funds organized crime, but an anonymous tobacconist here told the Leader not selling illegal tobacco was harming their business because people were just going elsewhere.

Even Dr Sarah Wright, Director of Quit Victoria, said the enforcement environment in Victoria was lacking as well as the fact illegal tobacco can have all kinds of nasties, beyond what you usually find in legal tobacco, including mould and rat droppings.

Despite this people don’t even know what they’re getting into, or who they’re funding.

A woman here says she doesn’t feel guilty about buying illegal tobacco – we wonder if she would change her mind if she knew where they money eventually went to.

There is more to this story than just cheap smokes and it’s good to see them talk about it. 

Be sure to check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about Springvale revealed as hotspot for black market cigarettes.

Read the original story here: Dandenong Leader

Episode 47: NSW Crime Commission marks $500m in proceeds of crime busts

A momentous occasion for the NSW Crime Commission!

They have just surpassed half a billion dollars in seized goods under proceeds of crime laws since 1990.

The Crime Commission makes all kinds of seizures from the usual cash, cars, and gold but on the more unusual end of the spectrum they even seized a V8 Supercar.

Criminals love to live the high life – posing as high rollers.

Subtlety is often not a virtue for these crooks, and it can quite often be the beginning of their end.

One of the guys here - a 25-year-old ‘computer nerd’ who was selling drugs online, and then used the proceeds to buy a mansion on the NSW South Coast – was done after he bought a Maserati sports car.

And it’s not just the assets you buy with the proceeds of your crime they can seize. One Dubbo Smash Repairer lost the family home and he lost his business. As he said, he worked for 22 years to earn what his family had – and his actions lost it all for them very quickly.

His family didn’t get to keep much beside what his father-in-law left when he died. 

Be sure to check out this episode of BUSTED to find out more about the NSW Crime Commissions $500m in proceeds of crime busts

Read the original story here: Daily Telegraph

BUSTED cuts through the fluff of the mainstream news by bringing you everything you need to know about crime in your community, whether it’s criminal thugs being caught smuggling in cheap, fake products or dodgy dealers getting stung selling drugs to fund their lavish lifestyles. BUSTED’s weekly commentary gives you the best access to experts, Rohan Pike and Heath Michael, as they explain to you the tricks of the criminal trade and the latest methods police are using to get these bad guys BUSTED!

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