Organised crime
Analysis
Naked City
Why ego should be a gangster’s dirty word
Instead of hiding in the shadows, gangsters are flaunting their wealth. Changes to the law may make them trip over their extravagance, right into trouble.
- by John Silvester
Latest
‘Early stage’: PM speaks on Gregor Haas arrest in Philippines
Gregor Johann Haas, father of Brisbane Broncos forward Payne Haas, was arrested in Cebu City on Wednesday, and has been accused of running enough drugs in Indonesia to qualify for the death penalty.
- by Cloe Read
Consular assistance to be offered to Payne Haas’ father: Chalmers
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says consular assistance will be offered to Broncos forward Payne Haas’ father Gregor, who faces the death penalty after being arrested on drug charges in the Philippines.
- by Tony Moore
Exclusive
Investigations
Australian drug smuggling suspects right at home as Dubai makes world’s worst welcome
A mega-leak of property records reveals how suspected drug traffickers and other criminals call the United Arab Emirates a safe haven as the Gulf state looks the other way.
- by Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger
Exclusive
Crime
The ABC reporter, the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’
Award-winning ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal passed on menacing messages from an organised crime gang to journalists, one of whom became so fearful he reported it to police. Fazal denies any wrongdoing.
- by Kate McClymont
Beauty queen shot dead after octopus ceviche order led killers to restaurant
Police are investigating the brazen daylight shooting of 23-year-old Landy Parraga amid media speculation the hit was ordered over an affair with a drug lord.
- by James Badcock
Nobu, $270k cash and a number plate to taunt police: The high life of tobacco war accused
The flashy life and alleged crimes of an associate of exiled gangland boss Kaz Hamad have been laid bare during an application to revoke his bail.
- by Chris Vedelago
Updated
Crime
Teen terror suspects had Islamic State beheading and bomb-making videos, court told
One of the videos allegedly showed a person in military fatigues providing instructions for making explosive devices.
- by Clare Sibthorpe and Jessica McSweeney
Exclusive
China relations
Criminals infiltrate the elite taskforce formed to stop drugs landing in Australia
An elite Fijian police unit working with Australia and New Zealand to fight surging drug trafficking in the Pacific may have been compromised by a powerful criminal syndicate.
- by Nick McKenzie
Updated
Crime
Man charged over botched drug import after cocaine bricks wash up on NSW beaches
Federal police say the drugs were offloaded from a cargo ship into waters off Brisbane. However, “adverse weather conditions” scuppered the cocaine drop.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Cloe Read and Millie Muroi
Opinion
Opinion
How Sicily’s mafia is tightening its grip on the economy
Sicily’s tourist hot spots are living an economic boom thanks to shows like The White Lotus. But behind the beauty, its underbelly is spreading its wings.
- by Rachel Sanderson