US places sanctions on Australian man over alleged global narcotics trafficking role

An Australian man has been sanctioned by the US treasury department over his alleged involvement in the global narcotics trade. Australian David Jonathan Thackray and New Zealand national Ho Kai Leung were among 12 individuals and eight entities sanctioned by the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) in an action it said was being taken against “global narcotics traffickers”. He is now among three Australians currently listed under the Ofac’s sanction regime, which does not require criminal prosecution or conviction for a person to be listed. Thackray was sanctioned for having engaged, or attempting to engage, in activities or

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