Bikie and Organised Crime updates for the week

#gridsparta #bikies In today’s video, we start in the New South Wales Supreme Court where the high profile murder trial of Samuel John Rokomaqisa has ended without a verdict. He was accused of killing Bilal Hamzi and plotting to kill his brother Ibrahem. After weeks of deliberation, the jury told the court they could not reach agreement on any of the charges, and Justice Robert Hulme discharged them. The matter will return to court next month to decide whether there will be a retrial. Staying in Sydney, Comanchero sergeant at arms Tarek Zahed has been arrested in Dundas Valley after several weeks on the run. Raptor Squad officers located him at an Airbnb before transferring him into custody on an outstanding warrant. Police expect the breach of his parole to be treated as serious due to his movements across state lines and failure to appear in court. Next, New South Wales Police have completed a week long crackdown on illegal firearm trafficking. Forty five people were arrested and more than five hundred firearms and firearm parts were seized. Police say the operation shows how cooperation between agencies can disrupt criminal groups that manufacture and move illegal weapons. Moving to Victoria, new court documents reveal that Melbourne crime figure George Marrogi once planned an escape from Barwon Prison using a helicopter and a luxury yacht. The plan was uncovered through intercepted phone calls and a search of his cell. Marrogi is now challenging the strict conditions he is held under, which authorities say are necessary due to his escape risk. In another federal operation, the Australian Federal Police and Chilean authorities have seized thirty six kilograms of cocaine that was intended to be sent to Australia. Two men were arrested in Western Sydney after allegedly attempting to retrieve the shipment, and three more were detained in Chile. In Sydney again, a 50 year old Double Bay man has been charged with impersonating an AFP officer and possessing prohibited firearms after police seized fake badges, replica weapons, steroids, and cocaine from his home. Police say impersonating law enforcement presents real danger to the public. Over in Perth, the trial for the killing of Rebels bikie Nick Martin is now at its final stage. Prosecutors allege that David Pye arranged for a former soldier to shoot Martin from long distance at the Kwinana Motorplex in 2020. Pye did not give evidence and the judge will now review the material before hearing closing submissions next week. Our final update is on the Alameddine organised crime network, where several senior members were recently arrested inside a new apartment tower in Merrylands known as One Main Lane. The building is owned through companies linked to developer Joe Nahas and billionaire gambler Zeljko Ranogajec. Police say the property has housed key figures connected to ongoing violence across Sydney. Both Nahas and Ranogajec deny knowing criminals were living at the site, but the arrests have drawn renewed scrutiny of the relationship between luxury development and gang networks in western Sydney. Follow Grid Sparta on Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GridSparta Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GridSparta Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/GridSparta Reditt: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gridsparta