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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. The mid 1960s saw the arrival of the "sharpie" culture. Formed in 2006, MEOCS is the only police squad in Australia that specialises in organised crime by Middle Eastern originated groups. In 2010, 133 clan labs were dismantled. 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. In recent years 26-year-old Talal's brother Rafat, 28, and cousins Bilal, 21, Jihad, 31, Rachad (sometimes 'Richad'), 28, and Hamdi Alameddine 27, have all faced serious criminal matters in court. A member of one of Sydney's notorious crime families has been gunned down in broad daylight. The senior detective also issued a warning tolower-level gang membersplanning on filling the leadership vacuum in the criminal networks. At the time of Mejid's killing, police said he may have been responsible for several assassinations including the 2016 death of Hamad 'The Executioner' Assaad, and that his murder was definitely part of a gang-related attack. Earlier we met Redfern-based Frank Hakim, the first major Lebanese criminal in Sydney, and younger men such as Louis Bayeh and Danny Karam. That family member has since been revealed to be Rafat Alameddine. His cousin Mahmoud, a fellow Brothers 4 Life member, was also shot dead in 2013 as he was caught in the middle of an attempt on another cousin,Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy. The first Serbian mafiosi came to Australia in the late '70s, organised in a Yugoslav clan, their headquarters were some 15 kafanas in Sydney, Wollongong and Melbourne. The first bodgie gang was the Woolloomooloo Yanks who congregated in Cathedral Street Woolloomooloo. Australia has known acts of modern terrorism since the 1960s, while the federal parliament, since the 1970s, has enacted legislation seeking to specifically target terrorism. ", Community impact: "In 2004, 384,800 people aged 14 years and over reported having used heroin, methadone and/or other opioids in their lifetime, with 56,300 using in the previous 12 months. It was led by gangster Frank Benvenuto until his slaying in 2000. "If you think you're an up-and-coming, you're going to get a visit," he said. Hes also famous for having spearheaded most of the citys criminal activity, alongside Abe Mr Sin Saffron and George Freeman. 'It shouldn't be any surprise that organised crime crews remain staunch and refuse to stand in the witness box and give each other up,' Professor Kennedy said. MAFS Daniel breaks silence on criminal charge. Operation Hawk 2022 is a high-visibility policing strategy designed to disrupt organised criminal networks, including outlaw motorcycle gangs. During the early 1990s, Melbourne youth gangs included: Preston boys pmr Reservoir boys He did a stint in jail in the late-2000s, but was last year cleared on drug trafficking charges. A mere 9km away from the CBD, this suburb boasts the best of both worlds. [7], Godfather of an Albanian mafia family 'Daut Kadriovski' gained attention of Australian Authorities after creating a drug pipeline through Albanian and Croatian communities in Sydney and Brisbane. Tragic details emerge of slain Sydney mum's . November 1, 2022 - 10:46AM NCA NewsWire Violent footage has shown the moment a brawl erupted at an airport between alleged associates of two notorious Sydney crime families. 12 Sub. Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith said that "horrific" incident which nearly ended in tragedy forchildren at a nearby creche had been a catalyst in the escalation ofpolice action to bring the conflict"to an end". Police say they are 'on top' of Hamzy-Alameddine conflict after arresting senior figures, There is an emergency bushfire warning in place for Maintongoonin Victoria. 30/01/2022 4:00:00 PM The state's gang-bustingRaptor Squad has this week been bolstered with an additional 500 officers who will carry out the same high-visibility operations for the next two days. The execution death of Bilal Hamze has sparked fears of a gangland war in Sydney's western suburbs, where Middle Eastern crime gangs have long run rampant. Previous gangs in Melbourne include Brothers for Life (B4L), Sunshine Boys, Young St Albans and Kings Park (YSNK), Yellow Klique (YK) the Springvale-based Springvale Boys (SB). 67.7 per cent of clandestine laboratories continue to be detected in residential locations. He befriended members of the NSW police (selling rissoles in the old NSW Police Academy canteen) as well as underworld figures like Graham Croc Palmer and Lennie McPherson. ", Western Australian Construction and Fabrication Industries, Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Kamal [2011] WASCA 55, Nguyen v State of Western Australia [2009] WASCA 81, [WA Police]: Serious and Organised Crime Division which includes the Gang Crime Squad; Drug and Firearm Squad; Financial Crime Squad and Proceeds of Crime Squad, Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 (No 9), Re [2007] VSC 128, Poynder v Kent; Sodomacco v O'Bryan [2008] VSCA 245. ', Pools of blood and ripped clothing lie on the ground outside the house of a friend where Mejid Hamzy stumbled to after being shot in the front yard of his own home on Monday, October 19, Blood stained shirts and other ripped clothing was taken away in evidence bags by NSW Police, A burnt out car, believed to have been the one used by the two gunmen, was found on a nearby suburban street. More current gangs include Straight Sunshine (SSS), Loyalty Liberty Life Knowledge (3LK), Young Thirty Twenty (YTT), Kings Park St Albans (KPS), Richmond based gangs Hard2Kill (H2K). Organised crime groups, including outlaw motorcycle gangs are involved in the cultivation and distribution of cannabis within Australia. In 2013 he was caught on recordings from behind bars vowing to kill Michael and his older brother Sam once he got out of prison. The 26-year-oldiswanted for questioning by police over allegations including conspire to murder and directing a criminal group. Sydney was founded by criminals who for years formed a majority of its population. Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012 (Vic), Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (the 'Palermo Convention') including the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children and Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air - 2000 (UN), Title 21 of the United States Code - 1970 (US) Ch. Examples of homicide include: Melbourne gangland killings; Sydney Airport bikie killing;[46][47] John Newman. In that 8-year period, several men from each family were arrested, charged, and convicted for their crimes. Sydney's Crime Gangs | Drugs, murder, money laundering and global expansion. 18 firearms, 672 rounds of ammunition and nearly $100,000 in cash were allegedly seized by police during the operation. Just recently, in July of this year, a fight broke out in broad daylight in a busy intersection outside Westfield Parramatta. Bikie gangs in South Australia have diversified their activities into both legal and illegal commercial business enterprises. Of course, the establishment owners couldnt report Anderson to the police, as it would put their illegal business in jeopardy. Most gangs settle in Sydneys rural areas, where police presence isnt as strong as it is in the city. Assistant Commissioner Smith said the operation was designed to "put [gang members]on notice that your day is coming". National; NSW & ACT; Crime; Inside the Hamzy family's bloody street war. Sydney crime bosses, on the other hand, tend to look more like seasoned thugs. Crime rate: 2,619. or was killed in 1993 and his son Batica in 1996. NSW Police assistant commissioner Peter Thurtell claimed the ongoing gang wars on the streets of western Sydney are drug related. 'Bassam was big but Mejid is a different breed. In total 22 people were banned from certain areas in Sydney's west and east. As part of their hunt for Mejid's killer, NSW Police are also investigating a brawl between members of the Hamzy crew and associates of another major group, the Alammedines, in the days before he died. Lane cove is a suburb that enjoys a comfortable amount of isolation. George Freeman, notorious 20th-century Sydney crime figure. [44] In 2006, concerns over the lack of intelligence in the wake of revenge attacks, which included stabbings and assaults, by Middle Eastern youths following the Cronulla riots; led the NSW Police to set up a permanent Middle-Eastern Organised Crime squad similar in vein to the existing Asian Crime Squad.[45]. Drugs & Crime PART 1 Real Black Box 46.6K subscribers Subscribe 101K views 2 years ago #mountdruitt #mountdruitt #sydneyghetto I explored the. [69] AFACT has reported that links between organised crime and film piracy were first uncovered following a raid on Malaysia-linked pirates in Sydney in 2002. Section 24A states that: (1) A person who has possession of: (a) a precursor, or (b) a drug manufacture apparatus, intended by the person for use in the manufacture or production, by that person or another person, of a prohibited drug is guilty of an offence. Osman's brother Bilalfled Australia for Lebanon in 2018, but remains a key person of interest over a spate of murders - however Australia and Lebanon have no extradition treaty. [5] In 2005 interviews with Australian Serbs, it was said some 20 Zemun clan members operated in Australia at the time, double the number working prior to Operation Sablja. Professor Kennedy, who spent years investigating organised crime, is critical of the recent heavy-handed response taken by NSW Police to large criminal enterprises. 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. The Hamzys and their enemies: Sydney's criminal underworld 221,159 views Jun 17, 2021 1.2K Dislike Share Save news.com.au 522K subscribers Crime boss Bilal Hamze's execution is the latest in a. The early 1980s saw the rise of various ethnically based gangs in Sydney & Melbourne - the surge of migrants fleeing wars in the Middle East saw young males from these countries forming various street gangs including (in Melbourne), the Black Dragons, the Lebanese Tigers and the Turkish Lions. Of a much less organised nature, has been the violence perpetrated by youths of Southeast Asian descent across Melbourne. Sydney Morning Herald warned: "Criminal gangs in the Vietnamese community are increasingly heavily armed, are moving into drugs and gambling, establishing links with Australian crime figures, and becoming involved in standover rackets in their own community.". While Talal's involvement in the murder of Mr Cheng has seen him become the most infamous member of the clan, he is not the only one to have landed himself in strife. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Karl Bonnette shares: "Fred was the man; he was the smartest of all of them. ", Community impact: "1.2 million people aged 14 years and over indicated they had used hallucinogens in their lifetime, with 116,400 using hallucinogens in the preceding 12 months.". Popular: . While Talal will be off the streets for at least the next decade, his five relatives have continued to develop into a prominent crime entourage in western Sydney. Osman was interrogated after returning from the Turkey and Syria border in 2015, as it was a designated no-go zone. By 2000, the middle Eastern gangs had gained ground in Sydney, conducting extortion against nightclubs, ram raids, and car theft. Although he never committed any murder himself, this standover man ordered more hits than any other organised crime figure in Sydney. Haouchar lost his eye in a drive-by shooting at his family's Merrylands home in 2008. Ibrahim came out and spoke with the heavily-tattooed Haouchar and calmed the situtation, but police eventually arrested and charged the would be intruder. Most gangs settle in Sydney's rural areas, where police presence isn't as strong as it is in the city.Crime Families in Sidney: The Darwiche-Razzak-Fahda Family ConflictThree Australian-Lebanese crime families in Sydney - the Darwiches, Razzaks, and Fahdas - were involved in a series of killings and other violent acts from 2001 to 2009. Over recent years Strike Force Raptor against bikies and the middle-eastern crime squad has seen criminals riled up and retaliate. 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