Omar Zakaria, father of Australia’s most wanted man Masood Zakaria faces court at Parramatta, Sydney
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The father of Australia’s most wanted man is facing court accused of hiding cash and precious gems belonging to his fugitive son
- Masood Zakaria’s father, Omar Zakaria, faced court on two charges last Friday.
- Zakaria allegedly hid his son’s illegal assets, including cash and precious gems.
- Masood is a suspected Alameddine gang member who fled Australia in 2021
- He is the subject of an August 2021 arrest warrant for an attempted murder.
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The father of a gang leader has faced off in court after he allegedly hid hundreds of thousands of dollars in crime money collected by his fugitive son.
Omar Zakaria appeared in Parramatta Local Court on Friday on two counts of trafficking in criminal proceeds following a police raid on his Westmead home in western Sydney on 8 December 2021.
Police allege that $200,000 in cash, 30 pieces of jewelry and 210 precious stones discovered in her home are the proceeds of the alleged criminal activities of her son Masood Zakaria. daily telegraph reports.
Masood is an alleged high-ranking member of the Alameddine gang and one of Australia’s most wanted men.
Omar Zakaria faced court on Friday for allegedly hiding the illegal assets of his mobster son, Masood Zakaria (above).
Masood Zakaria fled Australia to the Middle East after an arrest warrant was issued for him for the attempted murder of rival gang member Ibrahem Hamze (centre)
An arrest warrant was issued for him in August 2021 for the alleged attempted murder of rival gang member Ibrahem Hamze.
He reportedly fled the country in the weeks after the raid on his father’s house by infiltrating Western Australia, taking a fishing boat to Malaysia and settling in the Middle East.
A hidden camera in Masood’s car captured footage of him giving a man, allegedly his father Omar, a wad of $50 bills. The video was shown to the court on Friday.
It is understood to be one of Masood’s last recordings in Australia.
The court also heard that police discovered a black canvas bag containing $150,000 in the back of one of Omar’s bedroom closets.
They allege that Masood gave the money to his father to keep for a period of time.
The Parramatta Local Court (above) heard that police found $200,000 in cash, 30 pieces of jewelery and 210 precious gems at Omar’s house which they claim belong to his son, Masood.
Police also allegedly found more money inside two safes, a suitcase and a padlocked room at the back of Omar’s house.
After his arrest, Omar told police that the 210 gemstones they discovered were part of his gemstone business, despite also telling police that he looks after his brother full-time and receives payments from Centrelink. .
Omar said the $150,000 found in the duffel bag belonged to Masood, but claimed it had never been “dealt with.”
The court heard that Omar’s DNA was not found in the bag, only Masood’s.
The father also claimed that the other money discovered was earnings from his gemstone business, winnings from slot machines and savings from his pension.
NSW Police said they have been unable to find any documentation of Omar’s gemstone earnings.
Omar’s continued bail has been granted and the matter will return to court on February 21.