Hes also famous for having spearheaded most of the citys criminal activity, alongside Abe Mr Sin Saffron and George Freeman. We are afraid there is some connection between these guys here and the guys in Lebanon, he said during a three-month visit to Sydney earlier this year to exchange information on criminal syndicates with the New South Wales Police Forces Middle Eastern Crime Squad. Talal Alameddine is the most infamous in his family, despite having numerous criminals among his relatives. He (Mejid) was one of the biggest names in Sydney,' they said. In Sydney, Disaffected Lebanese Kids Caught in Spiraling Gang Violence Facing racism at school and pressure at home, children from Middle Eastern families in Australia are dragged into world. Sydney Morning Herald warned: Sydney Gang Wars: The Battle Of Blood Alley & The Battle of Kellet Street, Just recently, in July of this year, a fight broke out in broad daylight in a busy intersection outside Westfield Parramatta. Most of the gangs in Sydney are often offshoots of bigger, foreign organisations. All products are independently selected, tested or recommended by our team of experts.If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Jihad Alameddine (right) has pleaded guilty to a charges including drug possession, drug driving and possessing equipment for administering drugs. And given the revolving trend of crime in the city, sometimes bosses lie low or act via a proxy, making the head figures hard to pin down. Facing racism at school and pressure at home, children from Middle Eastern families in Australia are dragged into world of organized crime and ethnic bloodletting, Lebanese youths are searched by Australian police in Sydney. Play it now! As a high influx of predominately Lebanese people moved in to Sydney they settled in the Bankstown region in Sydney's South West. Then, when theyve proven themselves enough, they rise in the ranks and move onto larger scale illicit activity. Since late 2019, the country's currency has lost over 90% of its value, and people's life savings are locked up in banks that have imposed discretionary capital. Australia's Pacific gangland - World News - NZ Herald Crime News: Police hunting two men for alleged roles in Sydney Often different rival criminal families are interlocked in feuds, resulting in a fair amount of violence. Osman's brother Bilal (pictured) was caught on recordings vowing to kill Michael and his older brother Sam in 2013, once he got out of prison. MAFS Daniel breaks silence on criminal charge. Lebanese mafia is a Colloquial term for organized crime groups which origin from Lebanon and Levant. Sydney has been shocked by a series of assassinations and drive-by shootings amid a turf war between two organised crime gangs - the Alameddine Family and the Hamzy clan. They were followed by other groups of criminals of Lebanese descent, many of whom, in contrast to their predecessors, preferred to remain in the part of Sydney where Keep Reading Tri Minh Tran But Sydneys current underworld has fractured into several groups, all competing for control. Bilal Hamze, 34, was gunned down in the CBD on Thursday night after dining at ritzy sushi restaurant Kid Kyoto, The shooting murder of Mejid Hamzy (left), older brother of notorious criminal Bassam (right), has sparked fears of an all-out war between criminal clans fighting for control of Sydney's west, (L to R) Criminals Rachad Alameddine and his brother Jihad pose for a photo with their cousins Hamdi and Rafat. A burnt out car, believed to have been the one used by the two gunmen, was found on a nearby suburban street THE HAMZYS Khaled and Lola Hamzy moved their family to Australia in the 1970s as civil. "We ask Allah to give his family, wife and children comfort during this test." A witness told 2GB he heard about 10 bullets fired in the street outside his car workshop on Thursday morning. Supporters including Rachad Alameddine (front) leave court after Talal Alameddine was given a 13-year sentence in 2018 for supplying the gun used to kill police accountant Curtis Cheng, Bilal Alameddine (left) could face more than five years in jail when he is sentenced on gun and drug running charges on December 11. lebanese crime families sydney Drugs are manufactured and brought in from the more rural parts on the outskirts of Sydney, often overseen by Western Sydney gangs. 'It shouldn't be any surprise that organised crime crews remain staunch and refuse to stand in the witness box and give each other up,' Professor Kennedy said. Ahmad estimates that there are now up to 300 members of the Chaouk family living in Melbourne and Sydney. Just recently, in July of this year, a fight broke out in broad daylight in a busy intersection outside Westfield Parramatta. Terror in Sydney: The Unspeakable Crimes of Bilal Skaf's Lebanese Rape Sydney Terrorised By Lebanese-Muslim Crime Gangs (Miranda Devine's article from the Sydney Morning Herald on 22 December 2005.) 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Police believe up to 5,000 mafia members are operating in Australia, in league with their colleagues in Italy. And since their areas dont have a lot of police presence, they act a lot more openly and get into turf wars quite often. As NSW Police hunt Hamze's killer, Daily Mail Australia has taken a look at these two Middle Eastern crime crews, and others, who are wreaking havoc across the city. Sydney's Daily Telegraph recounted the words that one of the 16-year-old victims alleged that the young Lebanese Australian rapist had told her: "You deserve it because you're an Australian" its . But after seeing a close friend covered with petrol and set alight, he turned over a new leaf and began writing The Combination, a film about Lebanese schoolchildren who get caught up with gangs that won critical acclaim on release in 2010. Sydneys crime bosses rule the streets with fear and violence. Two men are being hunted by police for their alleged roles in a notorious organised crime network in Sydney's south-west. 'Whoever pulled this stunt is a madman for sure. He had connections everywhere: judges, politicians. Crime families exchange gunfire and trade narcotics with apparent immunity; arrestees in Bankstown are 60 times more likely to use heroin than those in other parts in Australia. And despite the fact that Machhour had not visited Bqarsouna in more than 30 years, Ahmad maintains that he kept strong links. City's criminal history repeats as latest brutal gang war bodycount Manhunt under way after shooting in Sydney suburb. NSW Police had reportedly believed he was involved in the shooting death of Hamad Assaad, who was gunned down in his driveway in 2016. 'Obviously these are organised criminal syndicates who are targeting each other and they know who they are targeting,' NSW Police assistant commissioner Peter Thurtell said. Low 37F. Ibrahim came out and spoke with the heavily-tattooed Haouchar and calmed the situtation, but police eventually arrested and charged the would be intruder. Bassam Hamzy is one of NSW's most notorious prisoners having been convicted of killing, drug and gang offences. I was lucky; I got a second chance. His cousin Mahmoud, a fellow Brothers 4 Life member, was also shot dead in 2013 as he was caught in the middle of an attempt on another cousin,Mohammed 'Little Crazy' Hamzy.