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The Beat <\/strong><\/p>\n Targeting motorcycle outlaws<\/em><\/p>\n Anti-bikie detectives in the Echo Taskforce arrested<\/a> 21 people affiliated with the Comancheros motorcycle gang in Melbourne this week, who\u2019ve been connected with previous explosions<\/a>, shootings<\/a> and fires<\/a>. Police seized drugs and cash from 26 homes and one factory across Melbourne in the pre-dawn raids. Among the 19 people charged<\/a> were some key players<\/a> in the gang\u2014since this includes the \u2018right hand man<\/a>\u2019 to the Comancheros\u2019 boss, there\u2019ll be some problems for the gang\u2019s leadership. Police assistant commissioner Stephen Fontana told<\/a> reporters the investigation had \u2018disrupted a lot of activity throughout that period, including other drive-by shootings, non-fatal shootings and firebombing.’<\/p>\n Battling bikie gun-running<\/em><\/p>\n News Corp revealed<\/a> yesterday that in September last year a joint operation between Australia and the US saw the seizure of 4,683 unmarked firearms reportedly bound for Aussie bikies. The AFP\u2019s National Anti-Gang Squad worked with US state police and the US Department of Homeland Security Investigations team<\/a> to seize the guns in the US before they could be imported into Melbourne and disseminated around Australia. Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced<\/a> the latest figures from the National Anti-Gang Squad this morning\u2014since its creation in 2013, over 1000 offenders have been arrested and more than 5,600 illegal firearms have been confiscated.<\/p>\n Good boy does good work<\/em><\/p>\n After eight years of working like a dog, AFP canine Louie<\/a> is retiring from a life of keeping Australia\u2019s borders safe. His career highlights include detecting almost $20 million worth of drugs and contraband passing through Brisbane Airport. Minister Michael Keenan presented<\/a> a Certificate of Commendation for Service<\/em>, making Louie the first AFP dog to collect the award.<\/p>\n CT Scan <\/strong><\/p>\n Effects of populism on CT <\/em><\/p>\n On Tuesday, the European Court of Justice \u2018waded into the politically explosive issue of public expressions of Muslim identity\u2019, declaring that private employers can legally ban female workers from wearing head scarves<\/a> while at work. Per the ruling, the ban \u2018does not constitute direct discrimination\u2026 so long as such prohibitions [apply] to religious garb from all faiths.\u2019 The ruling comes as Europe is experiencing a \u2018new wave of popular fury\u2019<\/a> and a rise in anti-immigrant, anti-Islam sentiment<\/a>, with elections are due to take place in France\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Germany<\/a> in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n Individuals took to Twitter<\/a> to vent their frustrations about the judgement, which some think unfairly targets Muslim communities<\/a>. Like other exclusionary policies (like the US immigration ban<\/a>), they fear these new restrictions may increase radical sentiment within certain communities by indirectly discouraging Muslim women from the workplace<\/a>, which in turn could have a negative effect on counterterrorism operations.<\/p>\n Is Prevent targeting the wrong individuals?<\/em><\/p>\n The British government has come under fire yet again<\/a> over its controversial counterterrorism program Prevent<\/a>. Amid concerns that it undermines free speech<\/a> and discriminates against Muslims<\/a>, the government was once again<\/a> ordered to appoint an independent review Monday to assess the programs efficacy.<\/a><\/p>\n It seems ironic that the program still largely comes under criticism for targeting Muslim communities\u2014last year, one in four extremists reported to the program actually held far-right sympathies.<\/a><\/p>\n Checkpoint<\/strong><\/p>\n No wet feet on dry land<\/em><\/p>\n The US Customs and Border Protection\u2019s Air and Marine Operations intercepted<\/a> a people smuggling boat carrying 30 Cuban migrants near the coast Key Largo, Florida, last Sunday. It\u2019s the first large group of migrants<\/a> that\u2019ve been intercepted since Obama repealed the longstanding \u2018wet-foot, dry-foot\u2019<\/a> immigration policy, which allowed any Cuban on US soil to apply for permanent residence, and those intercepted at sea to apply after one year. Cuban asylum seekers are now treated like other irregular migrants. Five people, including one smuggler, escaped into the mangroves before being caught by US border patrol. The remaining migrants will be returned to Cuba<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another win for the ABF<\/em><\/p>\n On the home front, last week the Australian Border Force charged a Victorian man<\/a> for importing a child-like sex doll from China in a package that was initially declared as a mannequin. 21 separate cases of child sex doll importation have been detected in Australia since 2013, and the ABF reports they\u2019re becoming more frequent. The ABF usually intercepts<\/a> alleged child sex doll imports at the border, but police also regularly conduct domestic raids.<\/p>\n First Responder<\/strong><\/p>\n Kathmandu camp destroyed<\/em><\/p>\n Nepalese police have bulldozed<\/a> the largest temporary camp housing around 2,000 victims of the 2015 earthquake, to force people to return to their villages and rebuild their homes. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed 9,000 people and destroyed nearly a million homes<\/a> and structures; only 76,000 have been rebuilt<\/a> and not all affected families have received even the first instalment of government rebuilding aid.<\/p>\n Robot meltdown<\/em><\/p>\n Six years on from the Fukushima disaster, decommissioning the Daiichi plant is running behind schedule\u2014so far, clean-up of one out of three reactors is only 20% complete<\/a>. Some of the blame has landed on the shoulders of the plant operator, which is said to be struggling to develop \u2018robots capable of penetrating the most dangerous parts\u2019<\/a>. Several robots have \u201cdied\u201d trapped in the wreckage after radioactive materials destroyed their wiring<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boars take over <\/em><\/p>\n Meanwhile, some residents are returning<\/a> to nearby Japanese town Namie\u2014located just two and a half miles from the Daiichi plant\u2014now the evacuation order has been lifted. But public safety concerns remain, thanks to an unexpected by-product of the disaster\u2014radioactive wild boars<\/a> that are roaming free in the town. Namie\u2019s Mayor even went so far as to say: \u2018it is not really clear now which is the master of the town, people or wild boars\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Beat Targeting motorcycle outlaws Anti-bikie detectives in the Echo Taskforce arrested 21 people affiliated with the Comancheros motorcycle gang in Melbourne this week, who\u2019ve been connected with previous explosions, shootings and fires. Police seized …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":30940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[492,546,1459,670],"class_list":["post-30939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-immigration","tag-organised-crime","tag-paw-enforcement","tag-robots"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n