Following a heated altercation at the Westfield retail area in Sydney’s central business district, six individuals with alleged ties to the Alameddine criminal organisation have been charged.
On June 21 at around 12.30 p.m., Detective Superintendent Andrew Koutsoufis claimed a group of four males and a group of two men had crossed paths at the shopping centre on Market Street.
They have come into contact and have actually attacked one another, Koutsoufis claimed.
They behaved animalically at a crowded shopping centre.
Soon later, on Kent Street, two guys, ages 19 and 21, were detained and charged with affray.
On July 12, they will appear in court.
At 6 am on Friday, June 22, police executed search warrants at four residences in North Parramatta, Auburn, Dundas Valley, and South Granville.
At the North Parramatta residence, where police also found two firearms and $30,000 in cash, three men—ages 33, 30, and 24—were detained.
At the Auburn address, another $13,000 was taken.
A short while after the search, a fourth male, 26, was taken into custody.
They all had affray charges and showed up in court last Friday.
The 30-year-old and 24-year-old had their bail requests denied and will return to court on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old and 26-year-old were granted bail and are scheduled to return to court on July 6.
According to Koutsoufis, all six of the males were well-known to the police, and clear CCTV helped locate them after the alleged brawl.
They are all members of or connected to a significant criminal organisation, he claimed.
Continued police presence, according to Koutsoufis, has resulted in a crackdown on organised crime in the state.
They under tremendous pressure. Any criminal organisation that wants to continue operating in New South Wales would face tremendous pressure to do so, he added.
Since we have strong legislation and a strong team, it is practically impossible for them to function.
The inquiry is ongoing.
