AFP Raids Crime Syndicate, Criminal App Creator Charged

38 people have been arrested this week.
AFP Raids Crime Syndicate, Criminal App Creator Charged
Australian police during a rally held at Sydney Town Hall on Sept. 8, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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Following days of raids targeting the alleged crime syndicate and creator of an encrypted communication app designed for the criminal underworld, dozens of people have been taken into custody.

They were charged with illicit drug trafficking, conspiracy, destruction of records and assisting a criminal organisation, and firearms.