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Police arrest alleged syndicate leader in Melbourne hospitality wars
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Police arrest alleged syndicate leader in Melbourne hospitality wars
Police have arrested a man accused of orchestrating a wave of arson attacks, kidnappings, and home invasions linked to organized crime.
- A 20-year-old was arrested in Melbourne’s north-west on 14 July as part of Operation Eclipse.
- Police allege the man is a “high-ranking” representative of a criminal syndicate with links to an overseas leader.
- The man allegedly directed offenders via encrypted apps to carry out a mistaken-identity kidnapping in Malvern on 14 April, among other crimes.
- Detective Inspector Graham Banks said the arrest was the most consequential of the operation and that the offences exemplified “crime as a service”.
TopicsHome InvasionCrime as a ServiceMelbourneKidnappingEncrypted Appspolice investigationArsonorganized crime
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