Child Stealing Operation Busted Across Australia, 4 Charged, Police Expect More

An ongoing police investigation across Australia dubbed Operation Noetic uncovered a child abduction ring operating across multiple states. In the latest bust, police arrested four people involved in a children stealing operation, on Oct. 18, 2018. AFP

Two men involved in helping parents abduct their own children have been released on bail in Brisbane, Australia, on Oct. 19, after a police investigation uncovered a parental abduction ring operating across multiple states.

Update: Police on Nov. 5 served three more women with summons to appear in court, in relation to their participation in the parental abduction ring.