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  FATF Plenary meetings – Chair’s Summaries

  FATF

  February 18, 2026

  The Plenary is the decision-making body of the FATF. The FATF Plenary meets three times a year, usually in February, June and October.  The decisions taken by the Plenary are published at the conclusion of these meetings. Click on the links below to consult the chair's summaries published under each FATF Presidency.

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  Eight men jailed over global crime syndicate’s failed plot to traffic $1.7 billion worth of meth into Australia

  Australia Federal Police

  February 18, 2026

  Eight men have been imprisoned in Australia for a combined 95 years and seven months following an international investigation into an organised crime syndicate's failed 2023 plot to traffic more than six tonnes of methamphetamine in bottles of canola oil. A New South Wales man, 27, is the final syndicate member to be prosecuted in Australia and was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment in Coffs Harbour District Court today (18 February, 2026). He will serve a non-parole period of two years and six months.

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  Publication of a vacancy notice for the position of Europol Executive Director

  Europol

  February 17, 2026

  Europol, the European Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, today announced a vacancy notice for the position of Executive Director. Europol is the EU's key agency in the fight against serious and organised crime, terrorism, and other threats to the EU's security.

  Catherine De Bolle has served as Europol’s Executive Director since 1 May 2018, her mandate will conclude on 1 May 2026. The incoming Executive Director will have the opportunity to shape Europol's future and strengthen its role in safeguarding the European Union’s internal security.