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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min.) ; 270696465 bytes |
| Summary |
It was one of the biggest illegal firearms busts in Australian history. A criminal syndicate brazenly smuggling weapons into the country, exposing the failings in the nation's border security. The audacious but simple smuggling conspiracy caught law enforcement off guard and forced a major rethink in how to counteract illegal gun importations. While the smugglers were stopped, the majority of the weapons they brought in have never been recovered, leaving them in the hands of criminals or even would-be terrorists.<br /><br />Through surveillance videos, phone intercepts and interviews with the investigating officers, Four Corners pieces together the smuggling operation and the police sting that eventually stopped them. With the jailing of the group's ringleader, the story of how this group smuggled weapons into the country, fuelling drive by shootings and gang violence, can now be told |
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Closed captioning in English |
| Event |
Broadcast 2017-05-15 at 20:33:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Firearms and crime.
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Firearms -- Licenses.
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Firearms -- Law and legislation.
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Illegal arms transfers.
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Pistol shooting.
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Smuggling -- Prevention.
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New South Wales -- Sydney.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Alpers, Philip, contributor
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Botros, Andrew, contributor
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Ferguson, Sarah, host
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Finch, Ken, contributor
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Fitzgerald, Tim, contributor
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Fleetwood, Gary, contributor
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Fontana, Steve, contributor
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Furia, Fab, contributor
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Knight, Ben, reporter
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Taylor, Grant, contributor
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