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Dramatic moment when detectives break into gang warfare when they have to arrest a 41-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman for cycling executions in Sydney
- Major arrests made in investigation into death of Rami Iskander, 23
- Brothers Tarek and Omar Zahed shot at an Auburn gym on May 10, Omar died
- Comanchero would be Iskander’s uncle Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad. have killed
- It is believed that the Comanchero bikie gang is arguing with Ahmad .’s crime gang
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Police have launched two dramatic raids on a breakthrough day in Sydney’s gang war, which saw the head-to-head executions of senior biker figures from rival clans.
The Riot Squad and Raptor Squad together arrested a 41-year-old man in Oatley on Saturday as part of the investigation into the murder of Rami Iskander.
The 23-year-old father and member of the Ahmad crime family was gunned down outside his Belmore home on May 14.
Police have launched two dramatic raids in a day of breakthroughs in Sydney’s gang war, which has been marked by head-to-head executions of senior biker figures from rival clans
The Riot Squad and Raptor Squad together arrested a 41-year-old man in Oatley on Saturday as part of the investigation into the murder of Rami Iskander, a member of the Ahmad crime family.
Also on Saturday, a 38-year-old woman was arrested at a home in Kyle Bay as part of the same investigation.
Both were taken to Kogarah Police Station.
The arrests are part of NSW Police ‘Taskforce Erebus’ investigations into several deadly shootings and criminal activity by organized crime networks in Sydney.
During the searches that accompanied the two arrests on Saturday, police seized more than $500,000 in cash and items relevant to the investigation.
The man was charged with complicity before and after the murder and is due to appear in Parramatta court on Sunday
Four days later, Ahmad’s cousin Rami Iskander was shot dead outside his home in Belmore
The man was charged with complicity in murder, complicity in murder, participating in a criminal group, contributing to criminal group activities and knowingly handling the proceeds of crime.
He is due to appear in court in Parramatta on Sunday.
The woman was charged with knowingly handling the proceeds of crime; and join a criminal group.
She was released on parole on Nov. 1 to appear in Sutherland court.
Iskander, the nephew of Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad, a leading figure in the Ahmad crime family, was shot several times around 4 a.m. outside his home on Knox Street in Belmore.
Ahmad was brutally murdered on April 27, three weeks before his cousin.
Iskander’s death is believed to be retaliation for the shooting of Comanchero heavyweight Tarek Zahed and his brother Omar outside an Auburn gym on May 10.
Mahmoud Ahmad was brutally murdered on April 27, three weeks before his cousin
Tarek Zahed miraculously survived, but Omar died on the spot.
Police documents revealed that it was “public knowledge” that Ahmad had a conflict with Comanchero bicycles before his death.
Several underworld figures were extorted by Mahmoud Ahmad and the murdered mobster is said to be behind a series of burglaries targeting their businesses.
It is clear that Mahmoud Ahmad’s brother, Youssef, has asked to be released from prison.
He has been behind bars since his parole was revoked on August 5 and is expected to serve his sentence until June 2023.
Police allege that Youssef wants to be released from prison so that he can face ‘retaliation’ for those responsible for shooting his brother.
The first murder reportedly saw the Comanchero carry out the brutal murder of underworld figure Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad
Takek Zahed (seated) and his brother Omar (standing) were gunned down outside a gym in western Sydney in May. Omar died as a result of the shooting
His legal team has disputed this, also claiming that he had no affiliation with the Ahmad gang and only shares a surname.
“A nonviolent man with no evidence of violence … to stop him now from planning multiple murders – that’s a big leap,” his lawyer said.
Lawyers acting on behalf of the attorney general claim that Youssef has never denied being part of the Ahmad crime network and that his gun conviction meant he “had the means” to retaliate.
According to a police report, Youssef is “extremely at risk of being murdered.”