Disturbing images show slain drug lord’s bullet riddled black Audi hire car… and why cops are VERY interested in where it came from
- Drug lord Alen Moradian, 48, was murdered in Bondi Junction
- His bullet-riddled Audi has been towed from his apartment block
Grim photos have emerged of slain drug lord Alen Moradian’s bullet-riddled black Audi – as its revealed the luxury hire car has links to the Alameddine crime network.
The cocaine kingpin, 48, was gunned down in the underground carpark of his Bondi Junction apartment, in Sydney‘s east, around 8.30am Tuesday as he headed to the gym.
Police remain on the hunt for two gunman and have seized two burnt out cars – believed to be used in as getaway vehicles – that were abandoned a short time later in Bondi and Zetland.
Now, photos have emerged of Moradian’s black Audi being towed away from the Spring Street apartment on Wednesday to undergo further forensic examination.
The car had seven bullet holes through its driver’s side window and was covered in fingerprinting dust.
Alen Moradian’s hire car (pictured) was towed away from the crime scene on Wednesday
At least seven bullet holes were visible in the side of the car
Police swarmed Bondi Junction in Sydney’s east on Tuesday after Moradian was shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of his car
Forensics teams will now begin the gruelling task of performing tests in search for vital clues that may lead them to the killers, such as DNA, ammunition or blood samples.
Meanwhile, detectives have traced the Audi – which was not registered under Moradian’s name – to a hire car company from southwestern Sydney.
According to The Daily Telegraph, police intelligence suggests the company has links to the Alameddine clan and its use – as well as Moradian’s associations – will form part of their investigation.
However, one of the getaway cars – a grey Porsche Macan dumped on James St in Bondi – may also prove vital to solving the case after the killed attempted, but failed, to set it fully alight.
In a major breakthrough, firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, allowing detectives to recover an intact handgun beneath one of the seats.
Moradian, dubbed Australia’s ‘Tony Soprano, is understood to have been a member of the Commission, an underworld network linked to the Comanchero which controls the city’s drug trade.
The car was taken away to undergo further forensic tests as police hunt for the killers
A cleaner is pictured in the car park where Moradian was killed on Tuesday morning
He lived a life of luxury alongside his wife Natasha – famously painting a ceiling in their home like the Sistine Chapel – before they were locked up when police busted the drug ring in 2007.
He pleaded guilty in 2010 to importing 40kg of cocaine into Australia – although authorities suspected it was up to 100kg – and spent several years behind bars, while Natasha was jailed for offences related to dealing with the proceeds of crime.
After being tipped off late last year there was a bounty on his head, Moradian had been living alone under the radar, frequently mixing up his cars and accommodation.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said Moradian’s links to the big names in Sydney’s underbelly made him a high-value target in the underworld.
‘He’s a high-level criminal identity … he’s a major player in the organised crime network and also has links to the Comanchero OMCG (outlaw motorcycle gang),” Doherty said hours after Moradian’s death.
‘He obviously had a big target on his back.’
A gun was found inside a Porsche (pictured) abandoned on nearby James St which has fire damage to the steering wheel, visor and door
DailyMail
