Abdel Ghadia: Wannabe Sydney rapper charged with having over $1m in suspected criminal cash

A Sydney wannabe rap artist has been charged with possessing over a million dollars of criminal cash. Read what happened.

A young wannabe Sydney rapper allegedly possessed and used over $1 million of cash suspected to have been derived from criminal activity, spending it on gold and other undisclosed items

Abdel Ghadia, 23, has previously gone under the artist names of Slimmy and A2G, and released rap tracks and music videos across his Facebook, SoundCloud and YouTube platforms.

The 23-year-old appeared at Burwood Local Court on June 8 charged with five counts of dealing with the proceeds of crime, two over the amount of $100,000.

Abdel Ghadia, a young wannabe rap star, is charged with dealing with property proceeds of crime.

Court documents show that Ghadia between June and July 2021 allegedly possessed and dealt with multiple large amounts of suspected criminally derived cash. One amount, totalling a whopping $754,258, was used to buy gold bullion and coins.

Further charges indicate the significant amount of cash Ghadia was allegedly dealing with.

Between the same period, he is alleged to have possessed sums of cash totalling $759,317, $661,330, $26,830, $48,222 and $19,835 respectively. All the cash, it is alleged, was the proceeds of crime.

Ghadia appeared at Burwood Local Court on June 8.

However, the source of the cash and the alleged criminal activity that produced it was not disclosed in court or court documents.

Ghadia has previously released singles, EPs, music videos and performed at venues across Sydney, although his musical content has dried up of late.

A 2018 book, written by T. Ursula Green, exploring the independent music scene in Australia included a passage on Ghadia, describing him as creating music “beyond his age” and predicting a “great future in music”.

Ghadia remains on bail and will return to Burwood Local Court where the charges will be committed. No plea has yet been entered.