In Melbourne,turf boundary wars between major crime players in the illicit tobacco trade has ignited a war that has resulted in 100 firebombings in the past two years.
Criminal syndicates are increasingly growing their own tobacco in secret farms as law enforcement cracks down on shipments coming in from overseas.
Nazir Haddara,the alleged ringleader of the $30 million syndicate,was arrested at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday as he was attempting to board a flight to Dubai.
The men allegedly posed as painter-decorators,wore hi-vis vests and entered the stairwell of an Old Town apartment building where Tim Heath lives.
Police arrested 25-year-old boxer Nazir Haddara at Melbourne Airport as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.
Gangsters,massive protests,drug busts and police corruption have been around as long as The Age. Here’s a look back at Melbourne’s underbelly decades before the Underbelly war.
3D-printed and privately made guns are becoming the weapon of choice for criminals with some weapons now able to fire dozens of rounds within a few seconds.
A stolen Mercedes,cloned plates,a bikie stabbing and two arson attacks – a police file released to the Herald outlines the alleged underworld attack.
Andrew Hickling imported drugs and dirty money into WA,running a lucrative business all while incarcerated at Northam’s Yongah Hill Detention Centre.
A failed bid to form a “commission” among major crime players that would set turf boundaries and split profit from the lucrative illicit tobacco trade ignited a war that has resulted in 100 firebombings and escalating violence.
The sister of an exiled Comanchero bikie was yesterday sent to prison for 15 months for her part in laundering in almost a million dollars of dirty cash.