Afghan-born man charged with five alleged visa breaches

An Afghan-born man is expected to face the Parramatta Local Court today (29 June, 2024), charged with allegedly failing to comply with his visa-mandated curfew conditions and possessing a prohibited drug.

The AFP charged the man, 28, on 28 June, 2024, after he was located in Sydney.

It will be alleged the man breached the conditions of his Commonwealth visa by failing to observe his residential curfew obligations between 14 June, 2024, and 23 June, 2024.

The man has been charged with:

• Five counts of failing to comply with a curfew condition, contrary to section 76C(1) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth); and
• One count possess prohibited drug contrary to section 10(1) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW).

Failing to comply with a curfew condition carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment and a $93,900 fine for each offence.

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