The Australian Communications and Media Authority has
announced that it recently executed a search warrant on a residential premises in relation to an allegation that an Australian resident was sending billions of unsolicited commercial electronic messages.

Siliconvalley.com says that the investigation relates to the sending of more than 2 billion junk e-mails in one year to promote Viagra.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority began investigating the man, whose identity was not immediately released, after receiving a tip from Dutch authorities last year.