Michael Ibrahim: ‘I’ve got 50 kegs of cocaine sitting there ready’
While discussing the importation of cigarettes, Michael Ibrahim mentions he has 50 kegs of cocaine in Lebanon “ready to come” and whether the “professional smuggler” knew of a way of getting them into the country. He did. READ THE TRANSCRIPT
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The moment Michael Ibrahim reveals he has access to drugs overseas that he needs the professional smuggler’s help to bring into Australia.
What Michael Ibrahim didn’t know was that he was talking to an undercover operative.
November 14, 2017. 8.56pm
Double Bay
Attendees
J Undercover operative Joe
M Michael Ibrahim
R Ryan Watsford
M Do you want me to ask them if they can organise a container?
J Just let me talk to my guys first. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow. And then, f**k man. Like. Let me, I don’t want to sit here and promise you my guys want to do it.
R It’s easy for you to get stuff in …
M Listen, I’ve got f**ken 50 litres and 50 kegs of coke in Lebanon.
J How much do youse make out of that. We’ll sit down and we’ll talk about it tomorrow.
M (Indecipherable) raw oil (Indecipherable) I’ve got 50 kegs in Lebanon sitting there ready to come.
J We ask for a upfront fee, not an upfront fee, just a total fee.
M All right. How much?
J And then we want 50k upfront.
M Yep.
THE IBRAHIM TAPES: READ THE TRANSCRIPTS
‘I HELPED SALIM MEHAJER WITH HIS MONEY’
‘YOU’VE EMBARRASSED ME IN FRONT OF THESE GUYS’
‘WHY AREN’T YOUSE DOING F**KING RACK AND SH*T?’
‘WE’RE LOOKING AT 20 YEARS JAIL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN’
J That’s it. Just to pay off the right people.
M Yep.
J And then on delivery we’ll ask for more and it depends. I’ll talk to my guys. I’m not going to drop any names, nothing like that. I don’t do that. 100 per cent. But we’ll talk, we’ll have lunch, we’ll sit down, we’ll talk about it.
M (Undecipherable).
J Like I said to you up there. It’s guaranteed to get in.
M All right.
R You know what we should do now is press ahead with the cigarette thing with Michael’s contacts. ‘Cause that’s f***king massive.
J Yeah.
M There’s plenty for all of us.
THE IBRAHIM TAPES: READ THE TRANSCRIPTS
PARTYING IN THAILAND WITH THE IBRAHIM FAMILY
HOW DEAL OVER SMUGGLED CIGARETTES TURNED UGLY
‘FOOLPROOF’ METHOD OF IMPORTING DRUGS INTO COUNTRY
M Yeah mate this guy has 25 grand for a container in China. He’s got connections everywhere … all over cause he used to …
J Has he got connections in Dubai?
M He’s got connections everywhere, he told me. Mate, if you want, I’ll sit him, listen, you can trust him he’s …
J Nah, nah, I know.
M You know what I mean. I’ll sit you down with him and you can talk to him more about everything. My mate’s not going to cut me out (indecipherable).
J Let’s.
M I’ll take you to him. I trust. This is trust.
J This is good nah, nah. This is good.
M This is trust mate.
J I know you feel good (laughs).
M Meet him … Lebanon ready. As soon as you tell me ‘yep, this is the company, this is what you’ve got to do’ I’ll go …
J Yeah, yeah, yeah … exactly what you need we’ll provide it. The company’s easy.
Originally published as Michael Ibrahim: ‘I’ve got 50 kegs of cocaine sitting there ready’
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