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Old 26th Mar 2023, 11:24
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lucille
 
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Originally Posted by Pinky the pilot

And now, back to the original subject of this thread; There is a theory around which goes along the lines that for every successful drug bust, it is occasionally only a diversion from a major run which gets through.

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Yup. It’s a fine line between a loopy conspiracy theory and the truth. And it’s always too easy to disparage the hard working cops at the AFP. Imagine how demoralising it must be to catch the crooks and only for our judiciary to give them derisory sentences with a minimal time before parole.

Of course, given that they’ve been watching this team for ages and knowing the time, dates and destination tells you they pretty much knew everything there was to know. The news video of the arrests at Monto looked highly choreographed, complete with drone footage and video of chaps in form fitting camos charging through a gate. It wasn’t just a drug bust, it was a PR spectacular - It was this which raised my eyebrows.

Curiouser and curiouser.
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