In this episode, we continue our deep dive into the murky world of the Dark Net, an online haven for drug dealers, gun merchants and other nefarious criminal activities. Come inside Operation Oscar Fetters, as the Synthetic Drugs Operations Unit and other crack teams within the QPS Crime and Intelligence Command take down a multi-million-dollar drug operation, nabbing the mastermind only to have him go on the run, sparking a nationwide manhunt. And we’ll reveal the critical importance of Crimestoppers as a reporting tool and how it helped bring down the empire of this internet drug kingpin on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
We thank the Yuggera people on whose land this episode of Breakthrough was produced.
The Queensland Police Service acknowledges all members, including those attached to the Crime and Intelligence Command, who contributed in some way to the investigation of this case and their ongoing efforts to prevent, disrupt, respond and investigate serious crime.
Special thanks also to the members who have assisted with the production of this podcast episode, including: Assistant Commissioner Katherine Innes APM; Detective Inspector Melissa Anderson BM APM; Detective Senior Sergeant Sasha Finney APM; Detective Sergeant Zoe Knight; Detective Senior Constable Joseph Toohey; Senior Constable Zoe McKee; Sarah Trinne, Maegan Gillespie and the team at Queensland Police Service Media.
Many thanks also to Queensland Health and the team at the ADIS 24/7 Alcohol and Drug Support unit.
Breakthrough is co-produced by Moo Media and the Queensland Police Service.
Writer and host: Matthew Condon.
Producer: Kate Morris.
Audio production: Wasabi Audio.
LINKS:
Qld Crime Stoppers: Crime Stoppers Queensland | Make a Report Today (crimestoppersqld.com.au)
QPS Reporting Page: Policelink - Reporting | QPS
© Queensland Police Service 2024
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