A Papua New Guinea police commander says there is no evidence of West African drug gangs operating on the border with Australia in the Torres Strait.
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison visited the border in far-north Queensland this week, warning that African organised criminal groups in PNG were an emerging threat.
The Australian Crime Commission's annual Illicit Drug Report, released this week, makes no mention of Papua New Guinea or the Torres Strait.
Mr Morrison was unavailable for an interview on the issue, or plans, to increase border security in the region.
Western Province police commander Chief Inspector Silva Sika told Queensland correspondent Stefan Armbruster drug and gun smuggling mostly originates from the Highlands region.
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