Australian and US investigators also seized 104 firearms and almost $35m (£24.7m) in cash.
When an Australian underworld figure begun distributing the app to his associates as a secure means to communicate, law enforcement authorities could monitor all their messages.
"All they talk about is drugs, violence, hits on each other, innocent people who are going to be murdered."Mr Kershaw said one murder plot involved plans to target a cafe with a machine gun, while a family of five was also targeted. "It highlights how devastatingly effective the AFP is when it works with local and global partners, and takes its fight against trans-national organised crime offshore.
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