Kazem Hamad
Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad is a notorious figure in Australia's illicit tobacco trade, alleged to be involved in drug importations, money laundering, and violent crimes. He has been engaged in a turf war with rival gangs, leading to a series of firebombings targeting tobacco stores that resist his influence.
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Australia:
Kazem Hamad has emerged as the most powerful gangland boss in Melbourne’s underworld after creating a ‘cartel’ that controls the illicit tobacco market.
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Australia:
Kazem Hamad is wanted over a string of alleged gangland crimes including murder and is suspected of arranging the Adass Israel attack.
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Australia:
Kazem Hamad is identified as a tobacco kingpin linked to organized crime.
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Australia:
Kazem Hamad is the kingpin of a gang known as the 313s, involved in the illicit tobacco market and various serious crimes.
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Australia:
Kazem Hamad is an organised crime figure who was deported to Iraq after serving a prison sentence for drug trafficking.
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Australia:
Melbourne tobacco wars kingpin Kazem Hamad was suspected of working with the Iranians.
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Australia:
Kazem Hamad is a tobacco wars kingpin suspected of conspiring with foreign spies to carry out the Melbourne attack.
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Australia:
Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad has waged a two-year campaign of firebombings and shootings across Melbourne to take control of Australia’s multibillion dollar tobacco black market.
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Australia:
Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad is a business partner of tobacco kingpin Ahmed Al-Hamza and is allegedly involved in drug importations and money-laundering activity.
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