In an ironic jibe, Abdulrahim taunts Hamad about the failed attempts on his own life. Kazem Hamad is a long-time enemy of Sam ‘The Punisher’ Abdulrahim. Picture: Supplied “Hey, I’m still ...

Middle-eastern organised crime figures have been linked to at least 19 Melbourne homicides in the past decade.

Australia’s rising taxes on tobacco should be frozen or scrapped in order to bring a booming black market – blamed for arson attacks and shootings – in line, a gangland expert says.

A court hearing last year outlined alleged links between those who stormed the Middlemount St home and a man accused of being a lieutenant of Iraq-based organised crime boss Kazem Hamad.

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