Notorious Crime Family: Bikies who broke into grave of Meshlin Marrogi were trying to steal gang boss George Marrogi’s sister’s BODY – raising fears of all-out war

Vandals who broke into the grave of the sister of a notorious crime boss may have been trying to hold her body for ransom, raising fears of a gang war.

The resting place of Meshlin Marrogi, sister of feared underworld kingpin George Marrogi, at Preston General Cemetery in north Melbourne, was raided over the weekend in what appears to be an escalation of a dispute with a rival gang. .

Ms. Marrogi died in 2021 at the age of 30 after being attacked by Covid.

Multiple law enforcement and underworld sources said Age It looked as if the people in charge had pulled the coffin out of the wall of a mausoleum and tried to leave with it but couldn’t because the elevator to the ground floor wasn’t working.

They then opened the coffin where it lay and are believed to have removed items such as expensive jewelry before fleeing, leaving the body intact.

It is believed that the motivation for stealing the body could be related to an attempt to extort money from George Marrogi, 34, to put pressure on the former cyclist, or was simply revenge.

Marrogi is serving a 32-year prison sentence for the murder of rival drug lord Kadir Ors, whom he shot dead in Campellfield in broad daylight in 2016.

In 2019, he was also convicted of drug trafficking after founding the Notorious Crime Family and running a large-scale drug trafficking operation behind bars, reportedly worth up to $1 billion.

An underworld source told the newspaper that Marrogi has made many enemies inside and outside the prison, but attacking the body of a family member was unprecedented.

“No one has ever done anything like this… this is the next level,” the source said.

Victoria Police have not confirmed that gang members were behind the desecration of the mausoleum, but have said that Ms Marrogi’s grave was the only target.

No suspects have been publicly identified and the investigation is ongoing.

Ms Maroggi, born in Syria, was struck down by Covid in 2021 and was buried at Preston General Cemetery

Devastated mourners flocked to the cemetery on Monday. the heralding sun informed.

Among them was Ms. Marrogi’s mother, Madlin Enwiya, who was seen embracing another woman as she broke down in tears behind the cordoned-off area of ​​the mausoleum.

The distraught mother said she regularly visits her daughter’s grave, even more than once a day.

Another family member called the vandalism “sick” and urged police to find the perpetrators.

A Victoria Police Law and Order Response Team vehicle was parked in the cemetery on Monday.

Meshlin is credited with playing a key role in the rise of his brother’s underworld empire.

Police are investigating whether the desecration of his grave was an intentional hit on his brother Geroge Marrogi (pictured)

Police say his personality and business talent led his brother’s empire to diversify into a wide range of business interests.

NCF was initially involved in fundraising events for children in the Syrian village where the family hails from, but investigators say she was involved in branching out into a network of linked companies used to launder NCF’s proceeds.

Conflict has escalated in recent months between Middle Eastern organized crime gangs in Victoria.

A series of firebombing, arson and arson attacks have been carried out across Melbourne with police in the hope of stopping non-fatal property attacks before tensions escalate.

A wave of arson attacks had been carried out on tobacco shops in the period before the avalanche of fires.

At least 11 incidents involving firebombing attacks are believed to be related to the ongoing gang war.

A forensic team has examined the mausoleum at Preston General Cemetery and police are looking for CCTV footage in and around the cemetery.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.