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Experts say Sydney's modern gangsters have become a lot less subtle

In May, Comanchero supremo Tarek Zahed survived an assassination attempt at this gym. (AAP: Steven Saphore)

There's a reason why Sydney earned the nickname "Sin City".

Its history is punctuated with bloodstained and ruthless gangland feuds, led by violent and scheming figures.

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