Brownie Ahmad’s brother charged with breach of Firearms Prevention Order

The brother of murdered crime boss Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmadhas allegedly been caught in possession of a pistol, hidden in a cavity in the roof of a garage.

The brother of murdered crime boss Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad has allegedly been caught in possession of a gun, as police continue their crackdown on the city’s underworld war.

Yasser Ahmad faced Parramatta Local Court on Sunday charged with possessing or acquiring a weapon, despite being subject to a firearms prohibition order, after a raid at his Greenacre home on Saturday night.

Police attached to the newly set up Taskforce Erebus – created in the past week in an effort to stop the escalating underworld violence – allegedly found a Beretta 9mm pistol hidden in a cavity in the roof of a garage attached to the home.

He was arrested and spent the night in custody, before facing court on Sunday where his solicitor Hisham Karnib applied for bail but it was refused.

The Daily Telegraph understands that in a night of raids targeting the Ahmad crime family across the city, the home of the wife of jailed Ahmad “Rock” Ahmad was also searched.

Yasser Ahmad has been refused bail, charged with the possession of a weapon while under a FPO.

There is no suggestion she is involved in the conflict.

Yasser Ahmad, 44, has seen not only his brother gunned down in the past month, but also his stepson Rami Iskander last Saturday.

Yasser is the brother of gangster Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad, who was shot dead last month.

Iskander’s death was the 13th gangland killing on Sydney’s streets over the past 18 months.

In the first week of its existence Taskforce Erebus has made more than a dozen arrests and seized millions in cash and drugs.

Taskforce Erebus has particularly targeted the major crime gangs alleged to have been involved in many of the shootings that have occurred across Sydney in the past two years.

Last week officers raided addresses linked to the Comanchero OMCG, Alameddine crime clan, Hamzy crime clan and the KVT street gang.

They also gained access to sweeping new powers called Drug Supply Prohibition Orders which can be issued to someone convicted of a “serious drug offence” in the past 10 years, allowing police to stop them at home or even on the street to search them.