Massive Task Force Magnus raids: Sister of Comanchero bikie boss Tarek Zahed – who lost an eye in gangland hit – is one of nine arrested

The sister of bikie boss Tarek Zahed has been arrested by police during a series of city-wide raids after the gangland execution of drugs kingpin Alen Moradian in June.

Tattooed Asmahan ‘Azzie’ Zahed, 43, was one of nine people arrested by detectives across Sydney on Thursday by the NSW Police Force’s Task Force Magnus.

Asmahan’s brother Omar Zahed was killed and brother Tarek lost an eye in a gangland hit when the Comanchero bikies were gunned down at an Auburn gym in June last year.

Omar, 39, died at the scene in a hail of gunfire, but Tarek, 42, miraculously survived despite being shot 10 times, including a bullet to the head which took out his eye.

On Thursday, police raided the Auburn home of their sister, next to a kindergarten, in Sydney’s west as part of the massive blitz on addresses in 10 different suburbs.

Footage of her arrest showed her led away in handcuffs, wearing thongs, joggers and hiding her face under a black hoodie as parents and children arrived at the child care centre across the road.

Her brother Omar Zahed (left) was killed and brother Tarek (right) lost an eye in a gangland hit when the Comanchero bikies were gunned down at an Auburn gym in June last year

Footage of her arrest showed Zahed wearing thongs, joggers and hid her face under a black hoodie as she was led away in handcuffs by police

She was charged with three counts of possessing suspected stolen stolen goods and one count of breaching bail. Zahed was refused bail and ordered to reappear at at Burwood Local Court on Friday. 

Detectives raided homes in Quakers Hill, Auburn, Greenacre, Villawood, Dundas Valley, Greystanes, South Penrith, Plumpton, Orchard Hills, and Voyager Point. 

They allegedly found two firearms, about 700g of cocaine, 1kg of cannabis, methylamphetamine, $45,000 in cash, mobile phones, fake NSW registration plates, and suspected stolen luxury jewellery and watches. 

They also allegedly found a fearsome cache of weapons including an axe, swords, machetes, martial arts blades, stiletto daggers and ceremonial knives.

They also found a laptop in a Greenacre home which was allegedly used to create the false rego plates along with an air rifle and a pistol and bullets.

Task Force Magnus was set up in the wake of the underworld assassination of coke trade supremo Alen Moradian who was gunned down in his car at an underground car park of a Bondi Junction apartment block in Sydney’s east.

It’s an expansion of the Raptor squad targeting organised crime and expands the focus to those allegedly associated with bikie gangsters in a bid to prevent an all-out gang war.

Thursday raids also arrested Lolomania Kolomotangi, 23, in Quakers Hill who was charged with being in a stolen car, failing to give digital evidence to police and suspected stolen goods.

Omar, 39, died at the scene in a hail of gunfire, but Tarek, 42, miraculously survived despite being shot 10 times in the attack (pictured), including a bullet to the head which took his eye

Police allegedly found a fearsome cache of weapons including an axe, swords, machetes, martial arts blades, stiletto daggers and ceremonial knives.

Detectives used search warrants and firearm prohibition orders to stage raids at homes in Quakers Hill, Auburn, Greenacre, Villawood, Dundas Valley, Greystanes, South Penrith, Plumpton, Orchard Hills, and Voyager Point

They allegedly found two firearms, about 700g of cocaine, 1kg of cannabis, methylamphetamine, $45,000 in cash, mobile phones, fake NSW registration plates, and suspected stolen luxury jewellery and watches

Samuel Tuni, 24, was arrested in Greenacre and charged with possessing prohibited drugs and being at a drug premises.

David Paul Williamson, 47, was  seized in South Penrith and charged with possessing prohibited weapons, drugs and suspected stolen goods.

Maafu Mahina, 18, was arrested in Villawood and charged with suspected stolen goods. The four were due to appear in court on Friday.

Police also arrested a 51-year-old man was arrested at an Auburn home and was charged with possess unauthorised firearm. 

A 22-year-old man arrested at a Glenwood home was charged with possess prohibited drug, goods suspected stolen in/on premises, and larceny. 

A 31-year-old man was arrested at a Voyager Point home and charged with five offences including possess prohibited drug, and suspected stolen goods.

A 28-year-old woman was issued a future court attendance notice at a Villawood address for possessing a prohibited drug. The four were given bail to attend court at later dates.

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