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Nick Hansen is the deputy editor of The Daily Telegraph. He has previously been the publication’s chief of staff and head of news.

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL. MUST NOT BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT TALKING WITH CLARE HARVEY, YONI BASHAN OR JEFF DARMANIN Jamil Qaumi, youngest of the Qaumi brothers, following his arrest on November 8, 2013. Police mugshot.

Police probe Qaumi link in $40k jail drug smuggle

A pair of brothers who are members of the infamous Brothers4Life gang allegedly paid a prison guard $40,000 to smuggle drugs into a south coast jail.

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AUS SPECIAL***Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS)***EXCLUSIVE PICTURES***Omar Ajaj wears the MEOCS tattoo across his neck as a badge of honour. He spoke to Police in the early hours of the morning. He was spotted outside the house of slain Hedi Ayoub who was executed in Salmon Park in Punchbowl in June 2015. Omar Ajaj survived a middle eastern inter gang dispute where he was shot in in a garage in Revesby Heights in 2012. The men and women of the New South Wales Police Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS) are a special breed of police officer. They are the people responsible for maintaining some sort of peace between the warring middle eastern ethnic families waging war against one another in the south west suburbs of Sydney. MEOCS officers stop target vehicles during night patrols and conduct searches of the vehicles if they have sufficient suspicion that drugs could be present. Picture Gary Ramage

Former B4L member jumps fence to escape cops

A former member of the notorious Brothers For Life gang has been arrested after allegedly jumping his back fence when police officers arrived at his front door.

Police & Courts

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Jamil Hopoate passes the ball during a Brisbane Broncos NRL training session at the Clive Berghofer Centre on May 14, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

NRL player Jamil Hopoate charged with DV, drink driving

NRL forward Jamil Hopoate, the son of John Hopoate, has been charged with assaulting his partner and drink driving on the NSW mid-north coast.

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Generic image of police tape outside a crime scene on William Street in the Melbourne CBD on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Man dead, woman critical in horror crash

A man has died and a woman is clinging to life following a horror three-car Christmas Eve crash in Victoria.

Police & Courts

‘Knockabout’ Coogee lawyer died in botched robbery: Cops

The family of a retired solicitor and well-liked South Coogee lawyer say his brutal bashing death is a devastating blow before Christmas.

Economy

Australian exports generic - container ship

Dip in Aussie trade surplus for goods

The trade surplus for goods has dipped to its lowest point in two years. This is why.

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Bradley Balzan was shot dead by police in the back yard of his St Marys home on December 23. , ID confirmed by family member to Nick Hansen , From source:, https://www.facebook.com/bradley.balzan.3

Man ‘fired at police’ before they shot him dead

Police say a man they shot dead in Sydney’s west had grabbed one of their guns and fired at them in the moments prior to the shooting.

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A man is believed to have been shot by police in Sydney’s west. NSW police say initial reports suggest the man was shot during a confrontation with officers. A police operation is still under way at Acacia Ave, St Marys. Picture: 7News

Man shot dead during police confrontation

A man has been shot dead by police after he grabbed an officer’s gun in dramatic scenes in a backyard in Sydney’s west.

Police & Courts

Netball ring with the ball being thrown through the hoop

Ex-netball coach charged with sexual touching

The outgoing president of a junior netball association south of Sydney has been charged with child sex offences.

UpdatedNSW Coronavirus News

Avalon residents line up for covid testing

All 21 beaches from Manly to Palm Beach close

Avalon residents are bracing themselves for Christmas in isolation as Surf Life Saving NSW make the call to close all 21 beaches along the peninsula.

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