‘Black flight’: Charter flight boss charged over alleged plot to smuggle Australians into Indonesia

How an alleged international people smuggling ring began with a flight from Orange

A Woolshed man, 43, is accused of orchestrating a covert 'black flight' to smuggle two alleged Australian fugitives to Indonesia. Unpack the intricate, week-long escape plot.

‘Black flight’: Charter flight boss charged over alleged plot to smuggle Australians into Indonesia

Grant Schultz, 43, has been charged with people smuggling after two men – without visas or passports – were allegedly discovered by Indonesian immigration authorities on board a small plane in the province of South Papua.

Man organised flight for fugitives: cops

A man is facing serious charges after allegedly organising a secret flight to help two Australian fugitives escape to Indonesia.

Breaking: Queensland aviation operator charged over alleged people-smuggling flight

Investigators from a new joint organised crime taskforce have searched properties in south-east Queensland and Rockhampton, the AFP says.

Aviation operator accused of helping fugitives escape

The owner of an aviation company has been charged with organising a “black flight” to smuggle two alleged fugitives out of Australia to Indonesia. Australian Federal Police charged the man with two counts of people smuggling on Wednesday after executing search warrants in southeast and central Queensland. The man was the owner of a central Queensland aviation company who allegedly co-ordinated a network of flights to move the men from NSW to Ind…