Of course the Australian Federal Police would have been aware that drugs were being trafficked through Sydney Airport.
The whistleblowers Alan Kessing had made sure everyone in Australia was aware of this corruption. For his trouble he was given a suspended sentence in the NSW Supreme Court.
The Liberal Party claims it is because of budget cuts.
So why didn't the Federal Police act when they were first made aware of this????
Here's how it works..... The Federal police are donkeys... they do not act unless they get a request from a Commonwealth Government Agency. The Head of Customs and Boarder Protection is Michael Pezzullo.
So exactly why did this shonk not ask the federal Police to act accordingly???????Was there so much corruption involved the Federal Government attempted to protect the people involved ??? Who benefited financially from keeping this quiet for so long??? Did Australian Public Service employees benefit from this corruption??
Did Steven Sedgwick the Australian Public Service Commissioner receive any complaints under S16( whistleblower) and covered these up??
Why has customs received 700 staff corruption complaints??? How have these been deal with???
Has Jason Clare tried to cover these up???
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Officers have been able to create an drug trafficking business due to a culture of corruption denial at Sydney Airport, concludes a report by Australian Commissioner for Law Enforcement Integrity Philip Moss.
Report details corruption among Customs officers at Sydney international airport
Updated
A report detailing corruption in the Customs and Border Protection service has revealed a group of officers used inside knowledge to bypass airport surveillance systems.
The interim report from the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity investigated allegations of collusion amongst four Customs officers at Sydney's international airport.Between August 2012 and February 2013 the officers were arrested and charged with a string of offences including abuse of office, bribery and conspiracy.
The report found they used a network of contacts and their inside knowledge to thwart the airport's surveillance systems.
The commission found they started importing steroids in 2007 and later expanded the racket to include more officers and the precursor drug pseudoephedrine.
They allegedly developed friendships in order to gather information and cover their tracks.
Sixteen other people were also arrested during the crackdown and the report states further arrests are likely.
Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare says the report has prompted a raft of reforms at international airports across Australia including a ban on personal mobile phones in all controlled areas and regular officer rotations.
The head of the Customs and Border Protection, Michael Pezzullo, says the agency has also already started to take action.
He says the agency has introduced drug and alcohol testing and mandatory reporting of misconduct and corruption.
Liberal spokesman Michael Keenan says staff and budget cuts are partly to blame for the corruption.
"When you're reducing the agency's operating budget and reducing its ability to do its job, then that obviously takes a toll on the ability of the agency to resist corrupt overtures from organised crime," he said.
"That's clearly been a contributing factor in what is a scandalous occurrence of corruption within the Commonwealth Public Service."
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