Arrest of Kaz Hamad a major development in Melbourne tobacco wars | ABC NEWS
A major player allegedly behind Melbourne’s fiery tobacco wars has been arrested in Iraq.
Kazem Hamad was taken into custody after Iraqi authorities received a tip-off from the Australian Federal Police.
It marks a major development in the government’s fight against the tobacco black market, which has sparked scores of firebombings and at least two deaths.
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