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·19 hours ago
The rise and fall of Sydney’s most notorious crime family
Australian police arrested 16 alleged members of the Alameddine crime family in March 2024 after years of surveillance, dismantling Sydney's most notorious drug trafficking network. The syndicate had generated an estimated $1 million weekly before patriarch Rafat Alameddine fled to the Middle.
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Published 19 Jul 2026, 19:00 UTC · Updated 19 Jul 2026, 19:10 UTC
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