The AFP's international network has helped prevent 45kg of methamphetamine from reaching Australian streets, following a joint investigation with police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia.
Investigations began in early November, 2025, after the AFP's UAE Post received intelligence from the Dubai Police Anti-Narcotics Unit about a consignment from Afghanistan destined for Victoria containing illicit drugs.
This intelligence was passed to the AFP's officers based in Kuala Lumpur, who established that the container was being shipped through Port Klang, Malaysia.
Under the Taskforce Tiger bilateral partnership, AFP officers in Kuala Lumpur notified and requested assistance from the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) Narcotic Crime Investigation Department.
RMP officers examined the shipping container on 7 November, 2025, and seized 45kg of methamphetamine concealed within the superstructure. It could have been worth an estimated $41 million if sold on Australian streets.
Inquiries remain ongoing into the overseas organised crime figures responsible for the failed importation.
AFP Detective Sergeant Jarryd Dunbar, who is based in Kuala Lumpur, said the AFP's international liaison officers worked closely with foreign police to monitor and target the illicit drug trade.
"AFP officers are based in 33 countries and are committed to working with our foreign law enforcement partners to disrupt criminal operations before they reach Australia and wreak havoc on our community," Det Sgt Dunbar said.
"Taskforce Tiger is a great example of how real-time intelligence-sharing and increased cooperation can create a hostile environment for criminals looking to traffic drugs. It's particularly galling for them when it can't even get into their destination country.
"It's been a year since Taskforce Tiger was formalised, and since then we have prevented more than 1.7 tonnes of illicit drugs reaching the Australian community."
RMP Director CP Dato' Hussein bin Omar Khan said the RMP extended its utmost appreciation to the AFP for the timely and valuable intelligence shared under the Taskforce Tiger cooperation.
"This collaboration has once again proven crucial, particularly as Malaysia continues to be targeted as a transit hub for drug smuggling operations bound for international markets," he said.
"This successful interdiction reaffirms the unwavering commitment of the RMP to disrupt and dismantle transnational drug trafficking networks operating across borders. The strong partnership forged under Taskforce Tiger, along with the vital assistance of the Dubai Anti-Narcotics Unit, highlights how joint intelligence sharing and coordinated enforcement efforts can effectively prevent dangerous drugs from reaching our communities.
"The Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID), RMP, remains steadfast in strengthening its operational collaboration with international law enforcement partners to ensure that Malaysia is neither a transit point nor a destination for illicit drugs."
Taskforce Tiger was formalised at the 92nd session of the INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow on 6 November, 2024, during a bi-lateral meeting between AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw APM and RMP Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin bin Husain.
