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Imran AliSenior Court Reporter

Imran Ali is a senior court reporter for the Herald Sun, based in Melbourne. He has more than 20 years experience in news reporting across Fiji, New Zealand and now in Melbourne. He takes a keen interest in rugby.

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Revealed: Nine shocking cases from Victorian courts

From a woman who threw hot coffee on another to a man who tried to sneak knuckle dusters through airport security, here’s some of what happened in Victorian courts this week.

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# STRICT EMBARGO until 22:30 on 14/06/2023 #, Handou images from a joint police operation which prevented $1.7billion worth of Meth being imported into Australia. The Meth consignment concealed in pallets of Canola Oil.

Accused meth syndicate players behind bars

Huge hauls of methamphetamine worth $1.7bn destined for our streets – and concealed in massive consignments of canola oil – were intercepted by authorities.

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Two people are missing as fire and rescue crews work to extinguish a serious fire at a block of units in the Newcastle Region,with police treating the blaze as suspicious. , , Police detectives have been called to assist a reported thirteen firetrucks and 40 firefighters in a major fire and rescueoperation at a strip of two-storey townhouses in Lake Macquarie. , , One of three townhouses has suffered extensive fire damage, with video footage shared to social media of the blaze showingthe property will lit, and smoke and flames flowing through the roof. , , NSW Fire and Rescue and emergency service crews were first called to the property on Railway Street at 4:10am on Wednesdayand immediately began carrying out a defensive attack to save neighbouring properties on the block. , , No injuries have been reported from the fire however it is understood two residents are currently missing. , , The cause of the fire is yet to be determined with police on scene investigating the origins of the blaze., , Motorists and locals are being urged by police to stay away from the area with localised traffic diversions are in place. Picture Instagram , , https://www.instagram.com/heather_rose_lonerg87?igsh=Ymg2MzUzMG81Mndr

Bad neighbour attempts to burn down foe’s house

A war of words between a group of Bendigo neighbours turned ugly when one twice in one night to torch the house of one of his foes.

Melbourne City

Lover of good life involved in French wine MDMA importation

A man with a penchant for the high life was brought down to earth with revelations he aided in the importation of 268 bottles of MDMA disguised in French wine bottles.

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Strike Force Raptor North have charged three Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members and an associate over their alleged roles in a home invasion, where a man was seriously assaulted, and a kidnapping in the Hunter region.Following extensive inquiries, strike force investigators, with the assistance of specialist tactical officers, arrested four men – aged 24, 25, 27, and 37 – at homes in Cessnock, Edgeworth and Swansea, and at Cessnock Police Station yesterday (Tuesday 7 May 2019).

Vet nurse lures man to dirt road bikie bashing

An animal lover lured a man on the pretext of a drug deal to a dirt road in Craigieburn where a Rebels OMCG enforcer was waiting with a sledgehammer

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A 59-year-old man, who took a large amount of non-prescription medications prior to being arrested, has died in police custody in Morwell. Picture: Supplied

Immigration detainee steals luggage and damages property

A detainee released from indefinite immigration detention stole luggage from Melbourne Airport shortly after being allowed out in the community.

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Lylley Lawson, 21, of Mildura, pleaded guilty to multiple charges at Melbourne Koori Court on August 22, 2023.

Young woman joins father on crime spree across Melbourne

A father roped in his young daughter, who is pregnant, on a wild crime spree across Melbourne’s northern suburbs that included two carjackings.

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Dr Ian Maxwell Deitch, 58, director of Chirolife in Rosanna, has been charged with three counts of rape, one count of assault with intent to rape and six counts of sexual assault. Source: Supplied ,

Melbourne chiropractor to fight rape charges

A Rosanna chiropractor will fight accusations he raped and sexually assaulted female clients over an eight-year period.

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Prominent Melbourne lawyer faces sex assault charge

An Albert Park solicitor has been accused of drunkenly grabbing the buttocks of a 17-year-old girl outside a King St kebab shop.

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Darcy Hallford (centre left) leaving court with lawyers and his parents after a committal hearing in Melbourne Magistrates' Court after he was charged following a fatal crash at Park Orchards on 22 January. Picture: Nilsson Jones

Young hoon killed girlfriend and unborn child in horror crash

A young hoon has left a tragic trail of destruction in his wake after speeding in his father’s car before crashing into a tree, killing his pregnant girlfriend.

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