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Melbourne Crime Boss Kazem Hamad Jailed for Life in Iraq
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Melbourne Crime Boss Kazem Hamad Jailed for Life in Iraq

An Iraqi court has sentenced Kazem Hamad, the alleged kingpin behind Melbourne's tobacco wars and a series of firebombings, to life in prison for drug trafficking.

Why it mattersHamad's life sentence is the most serious outcome yet of a years-long Australian-Iraqi law enforcement effort targeting one of the most wanted figures in Australian organised crime. Police warn, however, that his syndicate's network of lieutenants remains active across five Australian states and one territory.

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