Kash Patel gave his Australian counterpart a 3D replica gun as a gift. It was destroyed within months

<p>Documents show the FBI director’s gift was ‘displayed proudly’ by the AFP before new commissioner ordered it be destroyed</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>When the FBI director, Kash Patel, visited the Australian federal police last year, he came bearing a gift: a 3D-printed imitation pistol that then was “displayed proudly” in the commissioner’s office.</p><p>Yet within months, shortly after Krissy Barrett became the AFP’s new commissioner last October, she ordered it to be destroyed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/14/kash-patel-gave-his-australian-counterpart-a-3d-replica-gun-as-a-gift-it-was-destroyed-within-months">Continue reading...</a>