Bikie and Organised Crime Updates for the week

#gridsparta #bikies In Melbourne, former professional boxer Hussein "Huss" Dehaini, better known as "Skinny", has been shot dead in what police believe was a targeted gangland execution that has sent shockwaves through the city's underworld. The former middleweight boxer, who was in his 30s, was gunned down shortly after 12:15am on Sunday after leaving Trombar on Mount Alexander Road in Ascot Vale. Dehaini was walking towards his car and the apartment he lived in, just metres away, when at least one gunman allegedly opened fire from a vehicle. Cocaine linked to the alleged Coconut Cartel is at the centre of Operation Minjiang, which has now become the largest drug seizure in Australian history, with authorities confirming a total drug haul of about 3.1 tonnes uncovered across Queensland and New South Wales. The investigation began after a burnt-out truck was found at a Midge Point boat ramp in North Queensland, leading to raids in Petrie, Eagleby, Mount Cotton, Hillcrest, and a major discovery of 2.7 tonnes hidden in shipping containers at Londonderry in western Sydney. Multiple people have been charged in roles involving transport, storage, and coordination. In Greenacre, two teenagers, Abdulazeez Alghileiwi, 19, and Ali Khalid Saud, 18, accused of involvement in a drive-by shooting on Noble Avenue remain behind bars after prosecutors blocked their release at Liverpool Local Court. The case links to broader retaliatory violence in Sydney’s southwest, including incidents at Kanahooka and Punchbowl. In Perth, tradie Hayden Bilson, 33, has been charged with two counts of displaying the insignia of the Mongols MC in Kingsley on March 26. The case is part of ongoing enforcement against the Mongols east end chapter and other outlaw motorcycle club activity, including figures like Dayne Brajkovich and Troy Mercanti. In Southeast Queensland, a major illicit tobacco syndicate was dismantled in a coordinated operation across 16 sites, seizing more than 13.7 million illegal cigarettes, loose leaf tobacco, vaping products, cash, and luxury goods worth over 23 million dollars in evaded duty and street value. The multi-agency effort involved the Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police, Queensland Police, the Australian Taxation Office, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, and Queensland Health. In the Illawarra region, police dismantled a large-scale drug syndicate under Strike Force Mokine after executing 16 search warrants across Lake Illawarra and surrounding areas, seizing six firearms, 150,000 dollars in cash, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Nine people aged 21 to 42 were arrested, including key arrests in Warilla and Bomaderry. In Sydney's west, under Strike Force Duncan and Taskforce Falcon, a 46-year-old Finks bikie and a 34-year-old woman were arrested in Caddens with over 860 grams of cocaine, 300 grams of methylamphetamine, cash, and Finks insignia, with the drugs valued at more than 350,000 dollars. In Concord West, a second person has been charged over the alleged firebombing of Beauty Lab salon on Concord Road using homemade nail bombs. Under Strike Force Alchemy, raids in Padstow and Bardia led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman, with two improvised explosive devices and an Audi SUV seized. Townsville Queensland Police released CCTV footage linking a series of violent incidents, including a ute ramming and arson at Gym N Juice supplement store, a shooting at One Million Strong Gym, and an earlier armed home invasion in Yabulu on Purono Parkway in September 2025. Detective Inspector Dave Barron confirmed tangible links between the events. In Sydney, the Daily Telegraph reported that rapper Ay Huncho was the target of an alleged kill plot by members of the Coconut Cartel at Wenty Leagues Club during a junior rugby league match. The plan allegedly involved encrypted apps, drones for surveillance, and coordination from overseas by Anthony Pele in Vietnam, which was disrupted by police in a chase on the M4 motorway. In Wollongong, former Illawarra Finks club leader Troy Albert Fornaciari, 43, was sentenced to eight years in prison with a non-parole period of four years and 10 months for kidnapping and firearms offences after detaining two women at gunpoint in early 2022. Finally, in Perth, Western Australia Police are trialling real-time facial recognition cameras, already leading to arrests at Midland Gate shopping centre. The trial covers areas including Perth City, Claremont, Joondalup, Armadale, Mandurah, Fremantle, and Scarborough, sparking debate over privacy concerns from figures like Greens leader Brad Pettitt. Police Commissioner Col Blanch and Police Minister Reece Whitby defended the technology as a responsible tool for public safety. Follow Grid Sparta on Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/GridSparta Facebook:   / gridsparta   Instagram:  / gridsparta   Reditt:   / gridsparta