Operation Lucian Smashes 100kg Cocaine Pipeline Linked to Haouchar Crime Network

#gridsparta #bikies #haouchar A major cocaine import plot worth about $40 million was dismantled after a long investigation by the Australian Federal Police. At the centre was Ahmed Haouchar, 44, from Sydney’s south west, who acted as the key organiser linking overseas suppliers to airport insiders in Sydney. The group used encrypted apps, coded nicknames and short public meetings to avoid detection. Around 100 kilograms of cocaine was flown from Johannesburg to Sydney hidden in cargo on a Qantas flight. When airport workers and associates attempted to move the drugs off the plane, officers swooped and made arrests. Haouchar later pleaded guilty to conspiring to import a commercial quantity of cocaine and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with a five year non parole period. Several co offenders also received prison terms, while others are still before the courts. The case unfolded against the broader backdrop of the Haouchar family’s long standing presence in Sydney’s underworld. Police have described the family as a powerful criminal syndicate with influence across western and south western Sydney. Bilal Haouchar was alleged to be a central figure in a large scale network involved in cocaine importation, drug supply, tobacco smuggling and money laundering. After leaving Australia in 2018, he was accused of directing operations from Lebanon using encrypted communication and trusted relatives. In late 2023, a joint operation between Australian and Lebanese authorities led to his arrest in Beirut along with dozens of others in coordinated raids. In 2025, he was sentenced in Lebanon to eight years in prison. Authorities said the operation significantly disrupted one of Sydney’s most prominent organised crime networks, although competition in the cocaine trade continues among rival groups. 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