NSW Police offer $250k reward for fugitive crime boss in Vietnam
NSW Police are offering $250,000 to find Anthony Pele. He is a fugitive crime boss believed to be in Vietnam.
Anthony Pele, 25, fled Australia in 2023 after mistakenly shooting dead Ahmad Al-Azzam at Greenacre. Police believe Pele runs the self-proclaimed Coconut Cartel.
Pele has been planning gang violence from overseas ever since. The Pacific Islander gang has carried out a string of filmed attacks on Sydney's Alameddine crime family.
Many of these attacks were posted to social media. Since leaving, Pele's name has come up in drug thefts and large-scale drug cases.
In December 2023, he allegedly planned a kidnap plot aimed at getting $1 billion worth of cocaine. But the plan was stopped before it worked.
Police believe Pele is currently in Vietnam. Police Minister Yasmin Catley called him a criminal.
She said the $250,000 reward shows how serious the threat still is.
- $250,000
- Reward offered
- 25 years old
- Pele's age
- Vietnam
- Believed location
- 2023
- Fled Australia
Why it mattersHe still leads gang violence that affects Sydney from abroad. That is why catching him is a priority.
AustraliaSydney residents continue facing the ripple effects of gang attacks coordinated by a fugitive overseas.
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