Uber Eats lands notorious bikie figure Mohamad Alameddine behind bars … briefly

A few Uber Eats orders have resulted in a notorious Alameddine being arrested, and then granted bail, only a short time after arriving back in the country.

A few Uber Eats orders have resulted in a notorious bikie associate spending half-a-day behind bars, only a short time after arriving back in the country.

Mohamad Alameddine was unceremoniously woken by detectives from State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad on Wednesday morning over alleged breaches of his serious crime prevention order (SCPO).

But just hours later he was walking free on bail, after his lawyer Michael Ayache told Downing Centre Local Court he had “to fall on his sword” for “oversights” related to his client’s Uber Eats and Snapchat accounts, as well as his bank account details and the cars he is driving.

Alameddine, 39, as charged with five offences relating to the alleged breach of his SCPO. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

As the 39-year-old - who only flew back into the country in recent days - answered the door to his CBD unit in a dressing gown, one of the first questions he asked police was: “Can you tell me how I breached it (the SCPO)?”

He would soon discover one of the alleged breaches related to him using the name “Mo Almo” on his Uber Eats account, not his full name Mohamad Alameddine.

Alameddine’s solicitor Mr Ayache said he may have been “partly responsible” for the alleged breach, adding that his client had that username long before the SCPO was put in place by the NSW Supreme Court earlier this year.

“I have to fall on my sword as I am partly responsible because I’ve been trying to assist Mr Alameddine,” Mr Ayache said.

“A person ordering food on Uber Eats is not going about frustrating a court order to commit crime.

“It’s an oversight in terms of not changing his nickname from ‘Mo Almo” to Mohamad Alameddine.

The 39-year-old answered the door to his CBD unit in a dressing gown. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

One of the first questions he asked police was: “Can you tell me how I breached it (the SCPO)?” Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

“The intention behind the order is to ensure when he’s engaging in commercial transactions, particularly large transactions, he’s not using a false name to hide assets.”

In total Alameddine was charged with five offences, the others relating to his use of bank accounts and cars, which police allege they were not correctly notified about.

The court heard it is expected he will enter guilty pleas to all charges at a later date.

Mr Ayache said his client had been trying to comply with the strict orders, including letting police know the details of the cars he was driving, as recently as two days ago on October 30.

However police alleged that he failed to tell them the who the owner of the cars was.

Alameddine was taken to Day Street Police Station, but walked free late on Wednesday after being granted bail. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Alameddine is among a handful of high-profile criminals, including Comanchero bikie bosses Tarek Zahed and Allan Meehan, to be hit with an SCPO in recent years. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The police prosecutor told the court that the orders, made in the NSW Supreme Court, needed to be enforced otherwise “the order isn’t serving its purpose”.

Magistrate Greg Grogin said ultimately he could “see no reason” not to grant Alameddine bail, as lon as he rectified the alleged breaches of the SCPO and handed the details over to NSW Police “ASAP”.

Alameddine is among a handful of high-profile figures, including Comanchero bikie bosses Tarek Zahed and Allan Meehan, to be hit with the oppressive orders since they were introduced by parliament in 2016.

He was granted bail to reappear on November 29.