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Daily Mail Australia contacted criminal lawyer Abdul Saddik, who represents several of the Alameddines, for comment but he refused as a number of matters remain before the courts. A week after the assassination, police found a 21-year-old - the son of a Sydney drug dealer - after he was also kidnapped in a separate $5million plot. The ability to raise vast amounts of cash enables organised crime groups to source weapons and employ persons prepared to undertake murder for profit.. Bilal Alameddine, a close cousin, is currently awaiting sentencing over his role in gun and drug running. AcceptRead More, Record-breaking temperatures are already causing chaos across the country today, with trains grinding to a halt and, Plus de dtailsSaint-Julien Beychevelle. The bikie boss who ordered the kidnapping is now dealing with the fall out, after it appears the rival gang was not behind the missing 400kg of cocaine, reports The Daily Telegraph. Zolfonoon, a married father-of-one who studied electrical engineering at university, facilitated the exchange of $1.8 million in cash bound with elastic bands. - Has pleaded guilty to a series of drug charges, including possessing equipment used to make drugs. 'Well the time to muck about has passed. abc730, Qantas flight from Auckland to Sydney issues mayday alert, It's believed more than 100 people are on flight QF144 from Auckland to Sydney. Details from his court case revealed he held about $75 million worth of chips at the casino over the prior decade and possibly gambled up to $1 billion. Arrests and charges have been laid in some of these cases, however law enforcement officials believe the killings can be linked to the work of four to five criminal groups. A self-proclaimed orphan from Vietnam, he escaped the war and survived a childhood in a Thai refugee camp before making it to Australia. 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Five of the Alameddines - Talal, Rafat, Jihad, Rachad and Hamdi - appeared in Sydney courts on various matters on the same day last month. 9News, Qantas flight from Auckland to Sydney issues mayday call due to engine failure, engine failure of the body about the area where the heart sits. Bungling helicopter pilot blows over stadium roof injuring eight. He masterminded the entire operation from thousands of kilometres away in Eastern Europe, directing associates in Australia in how to turn the drugs into pills, on-sell the product and send the proceeds via money remitters back to Europe. He is described as Caucasian in appearance with long dark hair, about 180cm tall and aged 30 to 35 years old. BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. - State Police are still searching for answers to a . One of the biggest challenges that I am seeing at the moment is that the drugs are coming from far greater avenues than what there were, State Crime Commands new Assistant Commissioner, Mal Lanyon, says. Emergency services are scrambling to meet a Qantas plane that issued a mayday distress call on its way from New Zealand to Sydney Airport. What follows is a delicate and dangerous operation that brought down two primary targets for Strike Force Taipan. We now have levels and groups that are providing opportunities for illicit wealth and assets to be hidden, Mr Grant says. Facing more than five years in prison, Bilal will return to the Parramatta District Court on December 11 for sentencing. Cold, hard facts about how freezing winter weather can harm your health, Bad news, men 'winter penis' might be real after all, doctors say. The $5 notes on his phone were tokens the way to secure trust in large-scale, high-level drug deals. Was it all for the cameras? Criminals of Middle Eastern background, including a hitman; a member of the beachside surf gang the Bra Boys; an allegedly compromised Australian Federal Police officer; bikies and a corner-store owner were among the targets arrested over the course of the two-year investigation. Ulic has emerged as a heavy hitter in several major drug imports into Australia one of his jobs involved importing more than 60 kilograms of MDMA into Melbourne in 2008. To improve your experience, Man drowns attempting to rescue daughter off NSW beach. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Will be sentenced on December 18. Like many of their associates, the men, all from humble suburban beginnings in Sydneys south-west, had increased their time in Dubai in the months before their arrests, indulging in the citys restaurants and luxury yachts while allegedly plotting the international drug conspiracy. Ahmad "Rock" Ahmad was there and Steven Elmir, the son of fugitive and convicted cocaine trafficker Fawaz Elmir, was involved in the discussions. A climate scientist on the chances El Nino will hit Australia this year, This is a bit weird: Passengers oblivious as Qantas engine shut down, Michael Clarke, Karl Stefanovic and partners in public stoush amid cheating claims, United Nations chief tells WEF world is in a sorry state, Coco Gauff impresses in straight-sets win over Emma Raducanu, Thousands of UK nurses stage 12-hour walkout over pay, Four teens in custody after shooting near site of Wieambilla ambush, The New Daily uses cookies. Close to three tonnes of illicit drugs, mostly ecstasy tablets, speed and ice had been detected by local police and law enforcement, hidden among furniture in a single shipping container that had made its way from Hamburg in Germany to Sydneys western suburbs. NSW Police have declared war on two rival crime families after a spate of shootings, including the murder of Mejid Hamzy, in Sydneys south-west. Mejid Hamzy's execution has left police fearing retaliation attacks and led to a flood of police presence in the area. Estimates from law enforcement suggest that, if that particular shipment had made its way in undetected and had been distributed among drug runs and sold on the streets, even at wholesale prices, the profits would have exceeded $400 million. Jay Wilson, a tradesman from Campbelltown, had agreed to supply the drug for a price of $225,000 per kilogram. Whether that be drug supply, firearms supply or ownership of a particular criminal group. (ABC News: Harriet Tatham ) A burnt out car found on Murdock Lane, Guilford, was taken in for evidence by police. Photo: AAP, A commemorative stone for Wayne Schneider at a Hells Angels compound in Pattaya. Could face more than five years behind bars. Photo: Ken Irwin, Casinos have long been seen as a means to wash illegitimate cash. Court documents reveal how on May 5, 2017, Bilal drove a Toyota Aurion to a meeting point in Guildford where they met with the undercover officer. Elliot Blair, 33, died Saturday outside his hotel room at Las Rocas Resort and Spa in Rosarito Beach, roughly 50km south . Members of the Alameddine family have established a stronghold around Merrylands - an area criminals have fought for control for years. 30/01/2022 4:00:00 PM Police have identified DLASTHR, which is an abrieviation of 'the Last hour', as a dangerous gang that controlsdrug territory in Sydney's Fairfield area. Hamdi Alameddine, the cousin of Talal and Rafat, is also charged over the June brawl at Westfield. Raids in Blacktown and Auburn also uncovered a haul of illicit substances, police said. A second son, Trent Trotter, a former South Sydney Rabbitoh footballer, also pleaded guilty to a heroin supply charge. Some of it is channelled into local real estate. Some overseas locations favoured by criminals dont have extradition treaties with Australia, leading the crime figures to believe they are untouchable. Revealed: Man being hunted by police after disappearing with a missing aristocrat and her baby daughter is a Scotland Yard backs move to strip rapist police officer David Carrick of his 22,000-a-year pension. He says that antagonising and targeting crime groups, families or bikie clubs, is not the best way to deal with them. Aldi rations bottled water and officials, Les lames afftes dAurlien Gignoux aux Estivales de Musique en, XL Bully dog which mauled mother-of-two, 43, to death turned, Bad Boys 4 : Malgr La Gifle De Will Smith, Martin Lawrence Reste, Sculptor, 87, who created iconic Bull statue is sued by his sons after, Le Soldatesse de Valerio Zurlini : un film oubli redcouvrir absolument, Jay-Z Says He Never Charges for Features on Songs, Matchpoint, Parasite Pack, Rainbow Laser. Police officers receive chemical burns after attending south-west Sydney stabbing death, Two officers entered the family home and found a 91-year-old man with fatal stab wounds. The brother in a major Middle Eastern crime gang was snatched from southwest Sydney on Friday night and released 24 hours later after tense discussions between the groups. Hoang was shot in the face in a back street of Croydon Park. The whole thing started near Coogee Beach on Anzac Day 1935, in the premises now known as the Palace Hotel. We've got people dying on the streets and it's got to stop,' Detective Superintendent Robert Critchlow told radio station 2GB. A Qantas flight from Auckland has landed safely in Sydney after a mayday alert was issued during the journey. His attackers roared off down the street. 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While seizures have increased, the price that crime groups pay overseas suppliers for drugs has decreased, a strong indication that large quantities are still getting into the country. Mourners at the funeral of Safwan Charbaji who was shot at a smash repair shop. The strike force was a turning point for police in NSW; it reaffirmed the developing view that organised criminals had changed the way they operated. Law enforcement agencies see money laundering as the common element in all serious and organised crime. Mr Roberts-Smith denies he struck the woman and is suiing . Police ban rival Sydney crime families from entering certain suburbs after shooting murder of Mejid Hamzy, Catch up with The Loop, your quick wrap of this morning's news, Keep up with the latest ASX and business news, For the latestflood and weather warnings, search onABC Emergency, Keep across all the live scores and results from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Sydney Crime Museum is an online history of crime in Sydney, which has often affected the lives of ordinary people and popular culture as well as corrupting the processes of policing, justice and government. Middle Eastern crime gangs have long been a major force in western Sydney and the latest menace in the city's sprawling suburbs are tight-knit members of the Alameddine family. The massive amounts of cash being moved by criminals led to the establishment of a money laundering investigative team made up of the NSW Organised Crime Squad and the NSW Crime Commission in 2014. There are 30 current murder investigations in NSW that are believed to be organised crime killings. The person he was to meet to hand the $500,000 cash to was to be holding a $5 note with a serial number that matched one in his phone. ', 'We're not stopping. Another transferred $59 million offshore in a four-month period. Runners often use hire cars to avoid detection and carry not more than 20 drug deals at a time in case they are stopped by police. Photo: Lindsay Murdoch, Antonio Bagnato was sentenced to death in Thailand earlier this year for murdering Wayne Schneider. NSW Police have declared war on two rival crime families after a spate of shootings, including the murder of Mejid Hamzy, in Sydney's south-west. Sydney's Crime Gangs | Drugs, murder, money laundering and global expansion: part 2 $500,000 a pop: the price you pay in organised crime More money means more violence - but Sydney's organised criminals never let murder get in the way of business. Police were reluctant to publicly discuss the family for the same reason. Sydney, capital of New South Wales and one of Australia's largest cities, is best known for its harbourfront Sydney Opera House, with a d NSW Police have banned two rival Sydney crime families, and some of their associates, from moving between certain suburbs after the shooting murder of Mejid Hamzy last week. Justice Peter Johnson said at the time: 'I am not persuaded the offender has good prospects for rehabilitation.'. But as demand ballooned, Keep Reading, The Nugan Hand merchant bank operated from 1973 to 1980 and has been selected as a rare example of systematic money laundering about which there is public knowledge. 9News. The next day, a police chase in Bondi ended with two arrests and homes searched, allegedly uncovering almost $4 million worth of the drug ice. In 2016, the NSW Supreme Court heardDLASTHR had been involved in a number of violent conflicts in the past with other gangs. Tensions were already growing in the southwest after the 44-year-old brother of jailed crime boss Basam Hamzy was shot dead outside his Condell Park residence on October 19. More money means more violence but Sydneys organised criminals never let murder get in the way of business. sydney crime families. The concept of a Mafia-style hierarchical group headed by a kingpin was no longer relevant. 'It shouldn't be any surprise that organised crime families remain staunch and refuse to stand in the witness box and give each other up,' Professor Kennedy said. And in mid-November, a yacht carrying 700kg of cocaine, believed to have come from South America and then Tahiti, was discovered at Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney. Zolfonoon was serving a minimum of 10 years jail for his role in helping organise this exchange and three other large-scale deals over the course of 18 months. Law enforcement in Australia has been very successful, you can see that from crime rates. Estimates put the amount being laundered in Australia at $4.5 billion almost a decade ago and that amount has grown since. Fadi Ibrahim (right) at Sydney's Central Local Court in November for a hearing over his alleged role in an international drug-smuggling conspiracy. The 2.8 tonnes seizure in December 2014 cost the criminal syndicate $22 million a cost shared between a number of crime groups in a joint venture. The drugs, from the Netherlands, were allegedly meant to make their way into Australia via corrupt border official. Photo: Erin Jonasson, Subscribe today for unlimited access from only 50c a day. We have already seen with Robert Trimbole an example of how Keep Reading, The mafia is a general term used to describe organised crime gangs of predominantly Italian ancestry around the world. Just before 9.55pm, officers responded to reports a man . As a result, the criminal mastermind will never go hands-on. They are also looking at a brawl in which his cousin, Mohammed Hamzy, was stabbed with a metal shiv by another inmate at John Morony Correctional Centre near Windsor. Six years earlier, bikie comrade and drug lord Hakan Ayik had moved to his native Istanbul. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. His rap sheet includes convictions for dealing with the proceeds of crime and being a member of a criminal group. Officers on Thursday raided a Penshurst home, seizing drugs, weapons and cash. Relative arrested over 91-year-old's stabbing death, Nazi war criminal hired as torture consultant for South American regime, Man drowns attempting to rescue daughter off popular tourist beach, Passenger felt 'major jolt' on Qantas flight before mayday call. A stolen shipment of nearly half a tonne of cocaine could set off a powder keg in Sydney's simmering underworld after bikies kidnapped a rival crime family member. The public safety orders include no-go zones imposed on 22 men, which also restrict who they could associate with, for 72 hours. Alan Kohler: The internet is a battleground between billionaires and altruists, Its a tough day: Nadal blow takes waiting game to next level, Cutting out meals can take years off your life, study finds, Time for a clean break with dishwasher habits, killed near his car at Condell Park last week, Landslides, homes damaged as rain, winds lash NSW. It begins with two men punching each other before others get involved. But he had connections and used those to source copious amounts of ice, heroin and cocaine for criminals from all walks of life. With the drugs estimated street value $1.5 billion, the bust amounted to the second-largest in the nations history. Michael Ibrahim as well as Mustapha "Fairy . One reason is that energetic and ambitious men who have difficulty obtaining legitimate opportunities turn to illegal ones. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The transnational nature of crime, I dont really see that slowing down, he said. Photo: Daniel Munoz. 23:25 GMT 06 Nov 2019 Through the course of the investigation, police learned Hoangs orphan claims were false. Police declare war on rival Sydney crime families. 'One person said only senior guys in the club, mainly based overseas, knew about the shipment so there's a lot of internal friction. Public Service Orders last only 72 hours so investigators are taking their fight to court to apply for Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPO) which last up to five years. Rachad caused controversy in 2016 when he and several of his cousins were seen at The Star Sydney with NRL stars Beau Ryan,Corey Norman, James Segeyaro and Junior Paulo. Six male members of the Alameddine crew are already in jail or before the courts, facing charges related to guns, drugs, violence and organised crime. Osgood Street in Guildford became a crime scene on Wednesday morning. Photo: Daniel Munoz. To outsiders, Peter Hoangs was a rag-to-riches story. During the operation, police allegedly seized 19 firearms, 672 rounds of ammunition and nearly $100,000 cash. It was the type of relationship that had often existed before Keep Reading, Richard Walsh (pictured above left) has been chosen as a good example of the criminality widespread in outlaw motorcycle gangs. Prince Harry drops 45 points and Meghan Markle 36 points in just over a month in US public opinion poll James Martin warns This Morning viewers why they should NEVER store their eggs in the fridge. For Strike Force Taipan, I'm about to have a meeting with Kamra Zolfonoon to conduct a purchase in the Kingsgrove area.. But when he died, there is little doubt someone else stepped up to fill the void. 3. Police swoop on Sydney crime families in mass raids, 115 people charged By 9News Staff 9:49pm Jan 30, 2022 Sydney's decade-long gang war is believed to have been smashed by police in just 48 hours, with 115 people charged during a two-day operation targeting alleged members, associates and supporters of organised criminal networks. Many of those remain unsolved. Police are hoping the new orders will put pressure on associates of the rival families to provide them with information that could crack the case. His skill for gambling and his high-roller status at Australias casinos made him a go-to man for drug traffickers and likely led to his demise. Last year he narrowly avoided jail for his role in a luxury car fraud syndicate and was instead handed a 15-month suspended sentence. The Alameddine family and some of their associates are prevented from going to suburbs such as Condell Park, Blacktown, Rooty Hill, Mount Druitt, Parramatta, Westmead, Merrylands and Greystanes. One of Australia's last big gun ships turns heads on its way through Sydney Harbour, Qantas flight to Sydney issues mayday, reports mid-air engine trouble. The Alameddine crime family has been targeted by NSW Police in a series of raids, with authorities saying they have cut the "head off the snake."Subscribe to. A member of one of Sydney's notorious crime families has been gunned down in broad daylight. "I am sure the community are sick of these crime groups using our streets and our homes as shooting ranges," Detective Superintendent Robert Critchlow said. More money means more violence but Sydneys organised criminals never let murder get in the way of business. Casinos have long been seen as a means to wash illegitimate cash. Professional facilitators, such as accountants and lawyers, have emerged as an intrinsic feature in the international organised crime landscape. Jailed crime boss Bassam Hamzy (pictured left) founded the feared Brothers 4 Life gang while Samer Marcus (pictured right) is a member of DLASTHR and was recently shot as tensions rise, Police and forensic officers at the scene (pictured) where Mejid Hamzy was gunned down in October. The Alameddine family and some of their associates are prevented from going to Condell Park and other nearby suburbs, including Bankstown and Silverwater, as well as Bronte and Clovelly in the city's east, as well as Sans Souci and Dolls Point in the city's south. Investigators have issued Public Safety Orders, banning 22 people mainly friends or members of the Alameddine and Hamzy families from moving across parts of Sydney. He was an influential player on the high-rolling money laundering scene. Previously guilty ofdealing with the proceeds of crime and being part of a criminal group. Sydney's western suburbs have long played home to dangerous criminal groups Among them were brothers Mejid and Bassam Hamzy, who is currently in prison Police believe Mejid may have been. Leading the way among the Alameddine family is Rafat, the older brother of Talal. When Matthew died suddenly, there were only old photos to remember him. The Hamzy family and some of their associates are banned from going to some suburbs between Sydney Olympic Park stretching south to Picnic Point, as well as Clovelly and Bronte in the citys east, and Sans Souci, Dolls Point and Sandringham in the citys south. Schneider was murdered in late 2015 after he was kidnapped from his luxurious Thai villa by his bodyguard, former Sydney kickboxer Antonio Bagnato. Credit: Victoria Police. Josh Hanrahan And Stephen Gibbs For Daily Mail Australia, Royal Family will find it 'impossible' to compromise with Sussexes. 'But what you've got to do is get these communities to trust you. Mejid Hamzy (pictured above) was murdered in October in what police believe was a targeted shooting as tensions rise in Sydney's underworld, The bikie boss who ordered the kidnapping is now dealing with fallout after it appears the rival gang was not behind the missing 400kg of cocaine (stock image). It links back to the transnational nature of crime so we know we have got criminals from NSW living in various parts of the world basically to conduct illegal activity and to get drugs into NSW.. It is going to force some of the major criminals offshore because it is too dangerous for them to conduct business here.. Organised crime in Australia refers to the activities of various groups of crime families, organised crime syndicates or underworld activities including drug trafficking, contract killing, racketeering and other crimes in Australia . 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