Kazem Hamad has been arrested in Iraq for alleged drug importation and smuggling, reportedly at the request of the Australian government.
Convicted drug trafficker Kazem Hamad — also known as Kadhim Malik Hamad Rabah al-Hajami — was one of the key players in Melbourne’s tobacco wars.
He was deported from Australia in 2023.
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