Police in Australia offer a $250,000 bounty/reward to help locate fugitive Anthony Pele, described by authorities as one of the country’s most wanted. Multiple outlets say the amount is intended to encourage people with information or links to Pele to come forward and assist police.

ABC and several Fairfax outlets (Brisbane Times, The Age, and Sydney Morning Herald) frame Pele as a highest-priority fugitive and focus on the reward being offered for information leading to his capture. The reporting also links the matter to Pele’s alleged role in serious criminal activity.

Other outlets add extra context. PerthNow and The West Australian say police believe Pele fled the country after a mistaken-identity attack in which one person was killed and two were injured. The Daily Mail describes Pele as a suspected Coconut Cartel boss and says he has been on the run since 2023, while also tying the case to a deadly Sydney shooting. PerthNow and The West Australian (in one version) also mention that police are responding to Pele allegedly posting his location on Instagram.