Police seek strict orders on where Mohamad Alameddine can go and what phone he uses

Sydney’s biggest underworld figures are finding life more difficult as police increasingly take control of things like what cars they drive or phones they use. See who has been targeted.

Some of the strictest orders ever placed on a person in NSW are being sought by police against Mohamad “Moey” Alameddine, who they will allege is one of the most influential underworld players in the state.

Alameddine, 38, was yesterday visited by NSW Police who informed him of their intention to put a serious crime prevention order (SCPO) on him.

If approved, the SCPO will be so strict it will limit what mobile phone he uses, where he can live and even what car he can drive.

Police sources also said efforts were underway to strengthen laws that target people they allege are involved in organised crime, but whose assets and wealth come from unexplained sources.

In a statement, a NSW Police spokesman said: “About 10am on Monday, 21 March 2022, officers attached to the State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad served a 38-year-old man with notice of application of a Serious Crime Prevention Order (SCPO).”

Police are seeking some of the strictest orders ever taken out in NSW against Mohamad Alameddine under a new serious crime prevention order (SCPO). Picture: NSW Police

“The matter will be heard in the Supreme Court on Thursday, March 31 2022.”

Like orders limiting who can own a firearm or who can attend events, SCPOs have become a key tactic used by NSW Police in recent years to disrupt those they allege are involved in serious crime-related activities.

Despite sharing a surname, Mohamad Alameddine is not a direct relative of the infamous crime clan who have made many headlines across southwest Sydney over recent years for their war with the Hamzys.

But he does allegedly have many similar acquaintances, including tight links to the Comanchero bikie gang.

If the SCPO applied for by police is approved by the NSW Supreme Court, he will join members of both the Alameddine and Hamzy clan who already have orders out against them.

Rafat Alameddine – the man police allege is the leader of the crime clan carrying his family name – and his alleged right-hand man Masood Zakaria both had orders taken out against them in late-2020.

Rafat Alameddine was slapped with an SCPO by NSW Police in 2020 as the alleged family feud between the Hamzy and Alameddine clans escalated. Photographer: Adam Yip

SCPOs were taken out against Ghassan Amoun (left) and Ibrahem Hamze (right), before Amoun’s death in January this year.

Comanchero bikie gang sergeant-at-arms Tarek Zahed is also subject to the strict conditions of an SCPO. Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

At the same time police also successfully applied for SCPOs against their rivals Ibrahem Hamze and Ghassan Amoun.

A key focus of the orders was keeping the two warring sides apart, with restrictions placed on what suburbs they could enter.

Amoun was gunned down in January this year, the latest of seven killings linked to the family feud.

High-profile bikies including Comanchero sergeant-at-arms Tarek Zahed and Bandidos enforcer Mahmoud “Mick” Hijazi have also been slapped with the restrictions.

Former bikie associate Ali Bazzi initially fought the SCPO before reaching an agreement with NSW Police to be bound by its conditions, although insisting he no longer has any links to the Comanchero OMCG or friend and its leader, Mark Buddle.