The War 2: Kill or Be Killed - Alen Moradian murder details revealed

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Slain Sydney underworld figure Alen Moradian was planning to take a hit out on a close friend only for his alleged associate to get in first, police allege, in a brazen daylight execution that unleashed a new wave of gang bloodshed.

Police allege bikie boss and major drug importer Moradian, 48, had begun making moves to kill his friend-turned-foe – who due to a court ruling can only be referred to as “AA” – in June last year, after the two men found themselves on opposite sides of an underworld dispute.

At the time, Moradian was one of the most senior members of Sydney’s underworld and considered untouchable by key figures.

Police allege on June 6 last year AA received a late-night visit at his home from two men who informed him they were aware of a plan by Moradian to kill him.

AA described his friend’s alleged murder plot as “treacherous news,” according to court documents.

Alen Moradian was planning a hit of his own but someone took him out first, police say.

The Daily Telegraph reveals the incredible allegations, made in court documents, in episode one of the new series of The War: Kill or be killed.

After learning of Moradian’s plan, AA then plotted his friend’s murder over a number of weeks, police allege.

Those efforts were made difficult because Moradian had been in hiding since NSW Police detectives knocked on his door in late 2022 to tell him they believed there was a bounty on his head.

That discussion with police police came long before AA allegedly had any plans to kill him, but it put Moradian on high alert.

CCTV released by police shows a gunman jumping into a car after Moradian was shot.

The entry to the underground car park where Moradian was shot dead.

In the months that followed, Moradian moved out of his family home and stayed in secure high-rise apartments in the CBD where he hoped he would be safe. He also regularly switched the cars he drove to avoid detection.

For this reason, when AA allegedly learnt about Moradian’s efforts to have him killed, he did not even know where to find his friend.

Over the three week period between June 6 and June 27, police allege AA put together a crew to help him track down and kill Moradian.

According to court documents, they allegedly began by using Google Image searches to compare photos of Moradian’s former houses to his last known address.

“Nah, nah, he is not there… he is at a different one,” AA allegedly told his associate.

Unable to find Moradian’s exact address the crew allegedly decided the best way to track him down was through his wife, Natasha Moradian.

Police allege they used Canley Vale man Jason Mansor, 22, to source GPS trackers to place on Mrs Moradian’s car. Once Mansor had bought the trackers off Amazon, they were handed over to other members of the crew whose responsibility it was to try and find Mrs Moradian, it is alleged. They looked for her both at home and work without success.

After more than a week with no sightings of Moradian or his wife, AA allegedly expressed concerns.

“I’m worried about the whole thing,” AA allegedly said of the murder plot and crew hired to carry it out.

More footage released by police shows two men getting into a red Holden Cruze on nearby James Street after Moradian’s execution.

“These c..ts are probably sitting in a garage playing PlayStation, f...ing never get it done.”

It is then, police allege, AA took matters into his own hands.

Mrs Moradian was eventually found and a tracker put on her car without her knowledge. The device then reported the car’s location to a mobile phone in AA’s possession, police allege.

It was something that worried an associate.

“Be careful man, be careful,” the unknown associate said, police allege in court documents.

“Yeah, it’s not good, I know. Desperate times, desperate measures,” AA allegedly responded.

When the tracker allegedly showed Mrs Moradian’s car stopped overnight at a high-rise apartment block in Bondi Junction, AA and the crew figured they had found Moradian’s hideout.

The hit was allegedly put in motion.

Alen Moradian’s funeral at Greenfield was closely watched by Sydney’s underworld and the police.

Shortly after 8.30am on June 27 last year, Moradian was gunned down while he was sitting in his luxury car in the basement carpark of the apartment block.

CCTV of the incident released by police shows two men pulling into the Bondi Junction carpark in a Porsche SUV. A masked man can be seen leaving the vehicle wearing a hood and holding a gun.

The man disappears from the screen for several seconds.

The alleged shooter then gets back into the Porsche, driven by another man, and it speeds away.

The vehicle was later found burnt out in a nearby street and footage captured the duo swapping the Porsche for a Holden Cruze.

Alen Moradian was considered one of the gangsters no-one would dare touch. His execution shocked the underowrld.

As the alleged gunman and getaway driver were fleeing, police will allege AA was at home waiting for confirmation the hit on his former friend had been successful.

He allegedly called an associate, who was also waiting for news.

“I’ve refreshed the Daily Telegraph a couple of times, let me tell ya,” the associate allegedly said.

When news broke a short time later on the Telegraph’s website that Moradian had been killed, police allege the men behind his murder began to celebrate.

“If you like Pina Colada,” an associate sang, referencing the famous lyrics of Rupert Holmes’ song Escape, while on a call with AA and another man.

Police note in court documents “the three laugh and appear to be celebrating”.

NSW Police’s Taskforce Magnus arrested AA early one morning just a few months later, and charged him with murder. He remains behind bars on remand.

Police have arrested six other “key players” in the shooting.