Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Is Sydney finally free of underworld crime gangs?



                                   Ali Younes, known as Ay Huncho in the rap community.

Sydney has been home to a deadly drug war largely centred on two high-profile names – the Alameddines and the Hamzys – believed to be behind many of the 20 killings linked to organised crime since 2020.

Strike Force Wessex was launched in April after police allegedly discovered a major “dial-a-dealer” drug network while investigating four gangland murders. They included the brazen killing of 39-year-old Omar Zahed, gunned down in an Auburn gym in May 2022 and his brother and Comanchero boss Tarek who survived up to 10 bullet wounds in the same attack.

As police cracked down on the alleged dangerous underworld of the Alameddine crew, many members fled to Lebanon.

Now, police say they’ve caught who is left on Australian shores. While the 15 men arrested in the 3am raids did not share the Alameddine name, it’s  believed the search warrants “eradicated” their clan in the country. None of those arrested have been charged in connection to the gangland killings.

Source:  Sydney Morning Herald Clare Sibthorpe

 

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