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Getaway car supplied for gang war 'retaliation' attacks

An auto dealer has denied knowing a car supplied to a colleague would be used for murderous retaliation as a deadly gangland war raged on.

AAP · Oct 29, 2025

Lawyer accused of sharing victim info has charge binned

A lawyer for Sydney gang figures has had a criminal charge against him dropped after being accused of illegally sharing details of a sexual assault complainant.

AAP · Aug 15, 2024

High-profile lawyer denies sharing sexual assault info

A high-profile gangland solicitor has denied illegally sharing details of an alleged sexual assault, including the complainant's name.

AAP · Jun 11, 2024

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Comanchero associate found with $500,000 in cash

A bikie associate who allowed a murder getaway vehicle to be stashed at his mother's unit complex was later found with more than half a million dollars cash.

AAP · Apr 30, 2024

'Debilitated, damaged' bikie could leave jail this year

Tarek Zahed survived being shot 10 times in an attack that killed his brother, avoided a trial on murder charges and could be released from jail this year.

AAP · Mar 12, 2024

Bikie head seeks early jail release after almost dying

A Sydney bikie seriously injured after his brother was fatally gunned down wants less time in prison for his role in destroying evidence of another killing.

AAP · Mar 1, 2024

Murder charges dropped for brothers over bikie shooting

A senior Comanchero bikie and his brother have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a 2014 gang shooting after murder charges against them were dropped.

AAP · Feb 6, 2024

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Man charged over fatal gym shooting

A man has been charged over the fatal shooting at a gym of Omar Zahed and the wounding of his brother, Comanchero boss Tarek Zahed.

AAP · Dec 25, 2022

NSW Police make first arrest in connection to shooting that killed brother of bikie boss Tarek Zahed

A 22-year-old man has been charged in relation with a shooting earlier this year in Western Sydney that killed the brother of bikie kingpin Tarek Zahed.

ABC News · Dec 25, 2022

Brother of slain Sydney underworld figure remains behind bars due to fear of 'retaliation'

The Federal Court dismisses Youssef Ahmad's application for parole due to fear he poses a risk to the community following the execution of his gangland figure brother.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Abdul Zahed charged with alleged murder of Youssef Assoum in Sydney in 2014

Police charge a third man over the death of Youssef Assoum eight years ago, with two brothers now accused of his murder.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022

Third man charged over Sydney gang murder

A third man has been charged over his alleged involvement in a Sydney murder in 2014 after his high-ranking bikie brother was arrested last month.

AAP · Sep 6, 2022

Second man charged over gangland murder

Days after a high-ranking Comanchero bikie was arrested in Sydney, another man has been charged over his alleged role in the gangland murder of Youssef Assoum.

AAP · Sep 1, 2022

New powers to target organised crime being delayed due to concerns of 'unintended consequences'

NSW's Police Minister says tough new powers announced in June are yet to be finalised as concerns over how groups like banks and political parties could be impacted by the laws.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

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ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

The 2014 Sydney murder that led to the dramatic arrest of Comanchero bikie kingpin Tarek Zahed

In 2014, Youssef Assoum was found shot and stabbed just metres from a south-west Sydney hospital. Now, the man who just months ago was clinging to life has been charged with his murder.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

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ABC News · Aug 29, 2022

Tarek Zahed given 'reception that was deserved' in public arrest over alleged 2014 murder, police say

The state's homicide squad boss says using beanbag rounds to shoot out the windows of the car of an alleged murderer in Sydney's eastern suburbs was "proportionate" as they believed he could be armed.

AAP · Aug 28, 2022

Comanchero boss Zahed charged with murder

Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed, who was nearly killed in a shooting that took his brother's life in May, has been charged with the murder of a man in 2014.

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ABC News · Aug 28, 2022

Comanchero bikie kingpin Tarek Zahed charged over Youssef Assoum 2014 murder months after being shot 10 times

NSW police arrest and charge bikie kingpin Tarek Zahed over the 2014 murder of a man in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown.

ABC News · Jul 1, 2022

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

Some experts believe a difference between the underworld of yesteryear and modern gangsters is that they've become much less subtle. Instead of making enemies disappear, crooks are now happy to gun down rivals in front of their family and random bystanders.

ABC News · May 16, 2022

Police Minister defends time taken to implement new powers designed to tackle drug crime in NSW

The NSW government defends the length of time it took to to enact approved legislation targeting organised crime figures involved in the supply of drugs.

AAP · May 13, 2022

Gang report worries NSW police minister

Reports criticising the police approach to fighting organised crime have been greeted with concern by NSW Police Minster Paul Toole.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Sydney News: Investigation launched into Sydney Council over Mascot Tower safety saga

MORNING BRIEFING: An investigation will be launched into the former City of Botany Bay Council’s handling of the Mascot Towers saga, after the government announced it will extend an accommodation assistance package to residents for a seventh time.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Power struggle inside NSW criminal gangs underworld after shootings fuels further violence, police say

Police believe the latest violence may be the result of internal power struggles triggered by the targeted killing of a number of feared gang leaders.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

How Sydney's 'Balenciaga bikie' Tarek Zahed and his brother became the city's latest underworld targets

Underworld enforcer Tarek Zahed's profile has been on the rise — now he's fighting for his life after ignoring repeated warnings from police there was a bounty on his head.

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