Joseph Hakan Ayik, also known as Hakan Reis (born 31 January 1979) is a Turkish - Australian drug trafficker. He has an estimated net worth of 1.2 billion dollars, and was described in June 2021 as "Australia's most wanted man".
NSW Police believe 27-year-old Massoud Zakaria fled the country in December 2021, just as an arrest warrant was issued over his alleged involvement in a gangland murder plot. It is understood the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are negotiating with Türkish authorities as they attempt to extradite him to Australia.
A fugitive dubbed "Australia's most wanted man" has been arrested during an elaborate attempt to cross a state border, police say. Mostafa Baluch, 33, sparked a 17-day nationwide manhunt after allegedly cutting off an ankle bracelet which had tracked his whereabouts in Sydney.
Australia's most wanted man and his bikie boss partner had hoped to evade authorities after fleeing to Turkey but for one of them, their life on the run has come to an end. Duax Ngakuru, the international head and 'Supreme Commander' of the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang, was reportedly arrested in Turkey on Sunday.
Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian woman who was convicted of smuggling cannabis into Indonesia. She spent nine years imprisoned on the Indonesian island of Bali in Kerobokan Prison.
This is the Aussie fugitive who has been on the run for more than a decade who is now part of an international drug war involving billion dollar deals.
Gino and Mark Stocco are two of the most wanted fugitives in the nation at present. They are suspected of number of serious criminal offences, including stealing firearms, burning down farms, killing animals, damaging and destroying property, and various acts of identity fraud.
They went on the run for months, were dubbed Australia's Bonnie and Clyde, and Maston branded “Australia's most wanted” — a title he later had tattooed across his back. He was jailed for 14-and-a-half years.
Wanted For: In relation to the 1999 bashing murder of a man at Erskine Park. Distinguishing features: Heavily tattooed chest. Have you seen this person? Marilyn Misiak and 694 others like this.
Bassam Hamzy, 44, is accused of directing the supply of meth while inside prison. He allegedly used code to pass on instructions via calls to his lawyer.
To flee he made his way to Western Australia during lockdown before boarding a fishing boat to Malaysia. It is believed he made his way through Asia and has since settled in Turkey. Another man who is living in exile in Turkey is Duax Ngakuru, the new international commander of the Comancheros.
Omar Zakaria, father of Australia's most wanted man Masood Zakaria faces court at Parramatta, Sydney.
He is the current leader of the al-Qaeda. The US government has offered a $25 million reward for the capture and conviction of al-Zawahiri. This is the highest reward ever offered and it matches the reward announced for Osama bin Laden.
On 23 November 1978 Murwillumbah gained a new claim to fame, the location of Australia's biggest bank robbery. Early that morning a security guard noticed a rear door ajar at the Bank of NSW and on entering the building found the dials of the strong room door had been removed.
Great Bookie Robbery
The Great Bookie robbery is one of the highest-ranking losses ever made after a gang of six stole an estimated $14 – 16 Million. The robbery was committed on the 27th of April 1976 in Melbourne, Australia.
William Francis Sutton Jr.
(June 30, 1901 – November 2, 1980) was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and escaped three times.
Ivan Milat, (1944–2019) convicted of the murder of seven young men and women between 1989 and 1993; known as Australia's most prolific serial killer. His crimes are collectively referred to as the "Backpacker murders".
The Western Australia Police Force is responsible for policing the world's largest single police jurisdiction, covering Western Australia's 2.5 million square kilometres with over 150 police stations across 8 metropolitan and 7 regional districts.
Wanted fugitive found hidden in hull of yacht
A series of images show the moment alleged bikie Mark Horne was discovered by police - clutching a vape - in the hull of the Sy Lady Azzura as it sailed out of Cullen Bay Marina in Darwin at 5.20pm on Wednesday.
The director of investigations at the NSW Crime Commission — the state's most powerful and secretive law enforcement agency — confirmed that members of Latin American cartels are present in Australia.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
Guzman is the most notorious drug lord of all time, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In the 1980s, he was a member of the Guadalajara Cartel and used to work for Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.
After the arrest of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and his son Ovidio Guzmán López, the cartel is now headed by old-school leader Ismael Zambada García (aka El Mayo) and Guzmán's other sons, Jesús Alfredo Guzmán and Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar.