the Assistant Director Of The Top Secret Nsw Crime Commission Who Directed Some Of Australia's Biggest Drug Investigations Has Been Arrested For Alleged Involvement With An International Drug Ring.
Mark Standen, 51, Was Arrested In A Raid By Australian Federal Police Officers At 2pm Today On The High Security Office Of The Nsw Crime Commission In Kent Street, Sydney.
The Australian Crime Commission Confirmed The Arrest But Declined Any Further Comment With A Spokeswoman Saying Its Long-serving, Founding Boss, Phil Bradley, May Release A Statement Tomorrow.
However, The Commission Confirmed That Federal Police Agents Who Arrested Standen At His Desk, Also Executed A Search Warrant And Seized A Number Of Items.
Standen Was Taken Later Taken To The Afp's Sydney Headquarters And Then To The Sydney Police Centre.
He Is Expected To Be Charged Tonight With Participating In A Plot To Import Chemicals From The Netherlands That Were To Be Used To Manufacture The Drug "ice".
Federal Police Are Understood To Be In Amsterdam As Part Of The Investigation, But It Is Unclear Whether There Have Been Any Other Arrests.
Such Was The Immediate Impact Of The Announcement Nsw Police Immediately Issued A Media Release Stating None Of Its Officers Were Involved.
"we Have No Information That Suggests Any Nsw Police Officer Has Been Involved In Any Wrong Doing,'' The Statement Read.