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He may be on strict conditional bail but that has not stopped alleged gang member from publicly taunting police

EXCLUSIVE: HE’S out on bail on gun charges but Mohammad Qais Niazy is clearly not worried about making a very public taunt to the police.

The Sunday Telegraph. Pictures from Mohammad Niazy's Facebook page head of NOMADs Simon Tajjour with Mohammad Niazy (right).
The Sunday Telegraph. Pictures from Mohammad Niazy's Facebook page head of NOMADs Simon Tajjour with Mohammad Niazy (right).

HE’S out on bail on gun charges but Mohammad Qais Niazy is clearly not worried about making a very public taunt to the police.

An alleged core member of the ­Afghani Murderers gang, Niazy has used Facebook to post pictures of himself sniffing a white powder and spelling out the words “f. k all cops” in $100 bills.

One of the images posted on Facebook taunting police.
One of the images posted on Facebook taunting police.

Niazy has posted several ­photos on social media in the past three months, since his ­arrest on firearms charges late last year.

Also known as Ace Niazy and Ali Gewad, Niazy was arrested by Middle Eastern Organised Crime Squad (MEOCS) officers and charged with several firearms ­offences before being granted bail.

Another image depicting the sniffing of a white powder.
Another image depicting the sniffing of a white powder.

On his Facebook page, Niazy took aim at MEOCS, the NSW Gangs Squad, the Australian Federal Police and the Crime Commission by writing “f. k them all” in the caption to an image posted last week, in which he had spelled out a message saying “f. k all cops” in $100 bills. Another image, posted in ­December, showed Niazy apparently sniffing a white powder, which is ­also arranged to spell out ­an offensive message.

Niazy also posted a picture of himself with Nomads leader Simon Tajjour, fuelling ­rumours that he and his brother, Mohammad Wais Niazy, were trying to join the outlawed motorcycle club.

The Afghani Murderers, also known as the Afghani Mafia Family, was formed in the past two years and has about a dozen core members, including the Niazy brothers and at least a dozen more associates, police claim in court documents.

Mohammad Niazy is on strict conditional bail, accused of ­storing a shortened semiautomatic shotgun at the ­Wentworthville house of Steven Rados, his co-accused, to avoid detection from police.

Another image posted on Facebook depicting the alleged sniffing of a white powder.
Another image posted on Facebook depicting the alleged sniffing of a white powder.

Police allege in court documents that Niazy is a “core member” of the gang and opposed his bail application in December, ­citing concerns about reoffending and consorting with other criminals. But despite his “extensive criminal history” and recent serious gun charges, he was granted conditional bail.

Prosecutors claim tape was wrapped around the “stock area” of the gun “in an ­attempt to avoid any forensic identification”.

Prosecutors also allege Niazy’s DNA was found on the trigger and handle of the gun.

MEOCS Detective Superintendent Peter McErlain said: “Social media is a vehicle to ­promote themselves and their ­associates. Law ­enforcement agencies monitor the activities of persons of interest and act where appropriate.”  

The squad would not comment on the group’s activity but it is understood it was formed to fill the void left by the notorious Brothers 4 Life gang, founded by one of Australia’s most-dangerous criminals, convicted ­murderer Bassam Hamzy.

Niazy is allegedly a senior member of a new outlaw motorcycle gang called the Afghani Murderers.
Niazy is allegedly a senior member of a new outlaw motorcycle gang called the Afghani Murderers.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/he-may-be-on-strict-conditional-bail-but-that-has-not-stopped-alleged-gang-member-from-publicly-taunting-police/news-story/1ff0dba6c3e6040f23896257d1fe7ccc