Operation Ironside was a Second World War military deception undertaken by the Allies in 1944. It formed part of Operation Bodyguard, a broad strategic deception plan instigated by the Allies …

Nov 1, 2025 · More than 50 people have been arrested and charged with more than 800 offences in a major Operation Ironside sting across South Australia linked to the encrypted AN0M app. Dubbed …

Aug 8, 2024 · Operation Ironside was a global sting operation that used a covertly controlled encrypted messaging app to infiltrate and expose the activities of organised crime networks.

Jun 9, 2021 · The Australian Federal Police made global news this week with the revelation its Operation Ironside helped sting organised crime gangs around the world. This was part of a broader, …

Jun 8, 2021 · Operation Ironside was formed three years ago as a collaboration between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to bring down …

Oct 29, 2025 · Nearly 300 police officers were involved in today's raids. Operation Ironside was launched in 2021 alongside Australian Federal Police and has so far resulted in 164 arrests.

Operation Trojan Shield (stylized TRØJAN SHIELD), part of Operation Ironside, was a collaboration by law enforcement agencies from several countries, running between 2018 and 2021.

Apr 18, 2023 · What is Operation Ironside? In June 2021, authorities shut down AN0M and swooped on hundreds of alleged gangsters across the globe before revealing the app was a ruse. The …

Nov 3, 2025 · South Australia Police have arrested 55 people in a coordinated series of pre-dawn raids tied to Operation Ironside. Investigators filed more than 800 charges, including drug trafficking, …

4 days ago · AFP officers talk about Operation Ironside. With the assistance of Europol - the European Union’s law enforcement agency — the FBI identified more than 300 transnational organised crime …