Illicit Tobacco and Hate Groups to Top AFP Chief’s INTERPOL Agenda

Barrett will seek tougher cooperation from overseas police chiefs and expand Pacific crime-prevention efforts.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Aug. 4, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett will use this week’s INTERPOL General Assembly in Morocco to call for stronger international cooperation against illicit tobacco trafficking and extremist groups targeting Australia.

Barrett will meet more than 20 police chiefs on the sidelines of the 93rd Assembly, pushing for deeper intelligence sharing to disrupt offshore syndicates before they reach Australian borders.