"Two sources, who have knowledge of the incident but spoke anonymously for their safety, identified the 37-year-old as an associate of the Haddara patriarch.
Organised crime gang The Commission is the prime suspect behind the attacks, which signals a renewal of the hostilities that first ignited Melbourne’s tobacco wars.
The Commission, also known as the 313, is the transnational crime gang established by exiled gangland boss Kazem “Kaz” Hamad in early 2023 that has created a nationwide illicit tobacco cartel after waging a campaign of firebombings and shootings."
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First seen: 2026-08-26 ·
Last seen: 2026-08-26 ·
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