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International organised crime boss arrested at Yorke Peninsula property, police say

The alleged leader of an international organised crime syndicate operating using the ANOM app has been arrested in South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.

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Key points:​

• The alleged leader of an international drug syndicate has been arrested in Yorke Peninsula
• Police say the man was linked to a drug bust worth $25 million
• The man is also being investigated by the FBI

The alleged leader of an international organised crime syndicate operating using the ANOM app has been arrested and charged in South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.

The 47-year-old man, originally from New South Wales, has been charged with trafficking controlled drugs, including methamphetamine, ecstasy, cannabis and cocaine, as well as money laundering.

The ANOM app was created by law enforcement authorities and has been a key part of a large policing operation dubbed Ironside.

Task force Ironside senior investigating officer Darren Fielke said the man was linked to kilograms of cocaine, thousands of ecstasy tablets and more than 170 kilograms of cannabis.

"Police will allege he is the head of a serious organised crime syndicate that operated both nationally and internationally," he said.

"We're talking multiple kilos of methamphetamine worth between $60-80 million.

"Although it's seized 50kg, our review of the ANOM platform and his and his syndicate's use of that particular platform has revealed a number of other quantities of methamphetamine ... trafficked across the country."