Fourth man, 29, charged over Sydney gangland murder of underworld figure Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad
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The fourth man, 29, is charged with the gang murder of underworld figure Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad
- Police charged the 29-year-old man for his alleged role in the murder of a mob figure.
- ‘Mr Big’ Ahmad was shot dead in Sydney’s southwestern suburbs on April 27.
- The Canterbury man is the fourth to be charged in connection with Ahmad’s death
- Detectives raided four houses in western Sydney on Wednesday and seized items.
A fourth man has been charged over his alleged role in the murder of underworld figure Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad in south-west Sydney almost eight months ago.
The 39-year-old gangster was shot on a Greenacre street around 9:30 p.m. on April 27.
The murder was initially investigated by detectives from the State Crime Command Homicide Squad under Strike Force Betta, but subsequently formed part of Task Force Erebus’s ongoing investigations into fatal shootings and organized crime activity in Sydney.
A 29-year-old man has become the fourth person to be arrested and charged for his alleged role in the murder of underworld figure Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad in April this year.
The man, pictured being arrested by detectives at a Canterbury home on Wednesday morning, was later charged with being an accessory to the murder.
Police will argue in court that the 29-year-old was involved in supplying the cars used in Ahmad’s murder (in the photo, the cars found by police in one of the four houses they raided on Wednesday)
‘Brownie’ or ‘Mr Big’ Ahmad was shot down by a ‘major hail of bullets’ outside a partner’s house in the Sydney suburbs of Greenacre.
Photos of the incident show Ahmad fighting for his life before succumbing to his injuries shortly after.
Before his death, Ahmad ignored repeated warnings that he had been made a marked man after killing an underworld rival.
He received a five-year sentence for the murder, and was released after six months.
The slain crime boss had a $1 million bounty on his head, dodging an attempt on his life in broad daylight in Rushcutters Bay the previous October after a police tip-off.
Ahmad, 39, (pictured) was shot in a “hail of bullets” outside a suburban home in Greenacre around 9:30 p.m. on April 27, after being offered a reward of $ 1 million for killing a gangland rival.
Three men, aged 26, 37 and 49, have previously been charged for their alleged involvement in the murder and remain before the courts.
Detectives raided four homes in Canterbury, Riverwood, Lakemba and Roselands early Wednesday morning, seizing $60,000 in cash, mobile phones, a CCTV system, documents and other items they say are relevant to the investigation.
Detectives raided four homes in Canterbury, Riverwood, Lakemba and Roselands early Wednesday morning and seized items of interest (pictured, police during Wednesday raids)
A 29-year-old man was arrested on the Canterbury property and taken to Burwood police station, where he was charged with accessory to murder, participation in a criminal group and use of false document.
Police will argue in court that the man was involved in supplying the cars used in Ahmad’s murder.
He has been denied bail to appear in Burwood Local Court on Thursday.