The 37 year-old man was apprehended during the execution of a warrant by ABF Field Operations officers on a home unit inthe inner suburb of Carlisle yesterday (Thursday, 20 February).
The man, who is in Australia without a valid visa, is the director of a construction company which has allegedly been hiring foreign nationals who do not have work rights in Australia.It’s alleged he has withdrawn more than $5.5 million in cash from a number of business bank accounts in recent years, with more than $1 million being remitted offshore to China.
He has been placed in immigration detention pending his removal from Australia.