Sydney's ganglands
International manhunt over alleged Sydney gangland murder plot
Rafat Alameddine and John Bayssari are wanted for allegedly conspiring to murder their gangland rival, Ibrahem Hamze, pictured centre, in a foiled North Sydney assassination attempt.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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‘He lived by the sword, he died by the sword’: How the ‘Angel of Death’ got his name
Tarek Ayoub’s body was found riddled with bullets in a quiet Sydney street. Police are hunting multiple gunmen over an execution with all the signs of a professional hit.
- by Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney
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‘Airtasker for crooks’: Contract killings becoming big business
Business in Sydney’s underworld is booming, as criminal networks outsource their killings.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
A drive-by shooting and two flaming cars: The Sydney street under siege
A shooting and two suspected arson attacks have a suburban Sydney street on edge as police investigate suspected outlaw motorcycle gang links.
- by Perry Duffin
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‘Cleaning cars’: How an alleged murder syndicate was blown open
Toufik Hamze, 64, and his son Salim, 18, were gunned down outside their Sydney home. This is how police tracked down the organised crime figures they say ordered the teen’s death.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Police ‘eradicate’ one of Sydney’s most high-profile crime gangs
Detectives say the arrests of more than a dozen people – including notorious rapper Ali “Ay Huncho” Younes – have allegedly “cleaned up” the Alameddine clan on Australian shores.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Man dies after turning up at Sydney hospital with gunshot wounds
The 32-year-old man was dropped off at Liverpool Hospital with two gunshot wounds and died shortly afterwards.
- by Ben Cubby
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Pregnant woman charged with shooting murder of Sydney crime figure
A 27-year-old man is also expected to be charged over the gunning down of Ferenc “David” Stemler in Canterbury last year.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Third man arrested over alleged murder plot targeting Sydney rappers Onefour
Detectives had already arrested two men allegedly involved in the foiled plan to kill the rappers, who recently featured in a Netflix documentary.
- by Angus Dalton
Indiana Jones ‘getaway driver’ charged with murder of cocaine kingpin
Alen Moradian’s execution sparked a gangland war. Now police have charged a seventh man over the Bondi murder.
- by Perry Duffin
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Moment Surf Life Saver plucks $200k cocaine brick from Bondi waves
A Surf Life Saver has filmed the moment he plucked the package of cocaine floating in the water off the famous beach.
- by Perry Duffin
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