A house valued at $1.5 million, $200,000 in cash, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and a jet ski are among the list of luxury items one of Australia’s most wanted crime lords and his wife have received. the order to deliver.
As Australian authorities work to have Masood Zakaria, a senior member of the notorious Alameddine criminal network, extradited from Turkey, local judicial officials seek to clamp down on his alleged ill-gotten gains.
Zakaria, 27, was captured by Turkish special forces in raids on the port city of Bodrum in January after he allegedly fled Sydney in late 2021 when an arrest warrant was issued for his alleged involvement in an assassination attempt. of bands.
Now, Daily Mail Australia can exclusively reveal that the NSW Crime Commission has launched an action against his wife Azzah Zakaria, who also goes by Ezzat Alameddine, as she moves to freeze the couple’s assets.
The head of the Alameddine crime ring, Masood Zakaria (pictured), has been ordered to appear before the NSW Crime Commission to explain how he obtained a list of luxury items.
Documents obtained by Daily Mail Australia reveal that the court is seeking to recover funds from her $1.5 million Greystanes home, a black 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle and money in two ANZ bank accounts, all registered in the name of Ms. Zakaria.
As for her husband, the court is interested in his 11-foot-long, white and blue 2018 Yamaha PWC boat, his 2020 Ford Ranger crew cab, his silver trailer, and $201,600, which were seized during a police raid in his father’s house in Westmead on December 8. 2021.
Ms. Zakaria and her husband were ordered to disclose the nature and location of all properties in which they hold interests under oath at a Supreme Court hearing on June 19.
The suspected gangster will also be questioned about the 100 shares he owns in his company, Zak Services, the fund is held in the firm’s NAB bank account, as well as his 50 per cent stake in Alpha Omega Pty Ltd.
Harley Davidson motorcycles built in 2014 retail for up to $26,000, 2020 Ford Ranger Crew Cabs range from $22,900 to $75,400, and 2018 Yamaha personal watercraft can fetch as much as $25,000.
Under the court orders, the couple will be asked to provide details such as the source of the funds used to purchase the interest, the date of purchase, and their location.
The couple’s $1.5 million Greystanes home (pictured) has been seized by the NSW Crime Commission
Zakaria allegedly ordered his wife Azza to submit false documents regarding her annual income and employment while submitting her home loan application. Pictured: Zakaria’s old backyard
Court seeks information on how Ms Zakaria purchased a 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle registered in her name (file image)
Authorities are also interested in a 2020 Ford Ranger crew cab (file image) registered under Masood Zakaria
The $201,600 in cash is currently being held by the NSW Guardian, while other belongings of the couple have been seized by police and the NSW Crime Commission.
However, although the hearing is only a few weeks away, questions remain as to whether they will appear in person, as Zakaria is still in Turkey and his wife now lives in Lebanon with their two children.
Zakaria, 27, allegedly fled the country in December 2021, just as an arrest warrant was issued for his alleged role in the attempted murder of rival gang member Ibrahem Hamze in north Sydney five months earlier.
Police believe Zakaria received a notice of their intent to arrest him and allegedly fled the country by traveling to Western Australia before taking a fishing boat to Malaysia.
After reportedly spending more than a year on the run, he was arrested in Turkey in January, and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) is currently in negotiations with local authorities to have him sent home.
Pictured: A file image of a white and blue 2018 Yamaha PWC jet ski boat
The huge living room (pictured) was furnished with designer pieces, including Coco Chanel pillows and throws, when it went up for sale.
The property sold around June of last year for $1.8 million. In the photo: The kitchen.
In a Turkish court hearing last week, AFP pressured the Turkish authorities to send Zarakia back Down Under.
The next Zakaria is due back in the Turkish court at the end of this month, where it is understood he will fight the extradition offer, the daily telegraph reports.
The commission also has questions about a silver boat trailer owned by Zakaria (file image)
Zakaria allegedly ordered his wife to falsify a series of documents about his annual income and employment history in order to obtain a loan to buy their sprawling home in Greystanes in 2019.
After pleading guilty to falsely stating income of $240,000, she was sentenced to a 12-month community correction order in April 2022 and the home was seized by authorities.
The New South Wales Crime Commission put the property up for sale in May last year; however, it went up for auction for $1.75 million before being snapped up by a buyer the following month for $1.8 million.
Following the sale, Ms. Zakaria allegedly left Australia for Lebanon, where other members of the Alameddine family currently reside.
Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting that Ms Zakaria is involved in her husband’s gang activity.
Zakaria’s father, Omar, was acquitted in January of charges that he hid his son’s assets inside his home.
