The Sting
Listen as undercover detective Colin Mclaren infiltrates the Australian mafia for 37 months. Eventually bringing them down and stopping mafia from drug conspiracies, murders and mayhem. Colin takes you inside the life of an undercover cop who’s sole purpose is to find the bomber of the National Crime Authority building in Adelaide, which killed police officer Geoffrey Bowen and changed Australia's innocence forever. Mclaren takes us through the journey that eventually bought justice for his murdered colleague and friend and ultimately resulted in the greatest Australian mafia Sting of all time. Thanks to our season sponsor. My Pay Now, Click below to find out more. www.mypaynow.com.au
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15-year-old Eden Westbrook, lived in a small seaside town in Tasmania.
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We thought it was over, a cop killer was in jail for 37 years , and our undercover detective Colin McLaren is finally able to rest… Until new information lands in Colin’s inbox just days ago.
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Quando è troppo, è troppo. È finito. Enough is Enough...It's finished
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Colin leaves the police; he puts all of his evidence on hold and waits patiently for a conviction.
He starts a restaurant and goes on about his life.. But it’s not over.
A death threat, multiple country hops and a very long wait … waiting for a conviction.
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In this episode, Colin and his team have all the evidence, and all they need to do is hand it over to the Department of Public Prosecutions in Adelaide, to take the matter to the Supreme Court. But it’s not that easy.
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Colin and his operatives start to infiltrate a mafia cell in Adelaide, the sting this time is to set up a clandestine drug lab, catch them in the act, and then swoop. It was also about getting a confession from the man who they thought had committed the NCA bombing.
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While working on bringing the Griffith Mafia down, a parcel bomb explodes in the National Crime Authority building in Adelaide. It kills detective Sgt Geoffy Bowen and Colin is asked to lead 'The Sting' to catch a cop killer
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Colin is in deeper and deeper with the mob; he’s close to nailing them, but then a bomb explodes at the NCA building in Adelaide, and he has to move fast and take down the Griffith mob.
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Colin builds his cover story with the Mafia in Griffith, he is an art delaer that can wash money and can buy and sell drugs
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Colin quickly transitions from being a beat cop in Melbourne to trying to apprehend some of Australia's worst criminals, like Dennis Allen, one of the worst criminals of the 1990s. He worked on the case of the man who killed two police officers in Melbourne and the case of the pedophile, rapist, and murderer. Everything culminates in him visiting Griffith to infiltrate the Mafia.
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Meet Colin Mclaren and hear his journey as an undercover cop, from a dead junkie in a fast food bathroom to watching a famous singer give sexual favors for drugs, all part of his quest to bust the Australian Mafia.
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Listen as undercover detective Colin Mclaren infiltrates the Australian mafia for 37 months. Eventually bringing them down and stopping mafia from drug conspiracies, murders and mayhem.
Colin takes you inside the life of an undercover cop who’s sole purpose is to find the bomber of the National Crime Authority building in Adelaide, which killed police officer Geoffrey Bowen and changed Australia's innocence forever.
Mclaren takes...
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