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Heroin smuggling mastermind extradited from Turkey, to face justice in Australia
A Sydney man has been charged for allegedly orchestrating one of the largest heroin importations in recent Australian history.
Guy Habkouk, 35, was detained by Australian Federal Police at Sydney International Airport on Saturday morning, as he arrived from Turkish Air, for orchestrating the import of 347.9kg of heroin in December 2020 -- one of the largest in Australian history. The drugs have an estimated street value of more than $156m.
Vision of Habkouk's arrest shows him wearing a black T-shirt, a black hoodie and grey sweatpants, walking with AFP officers through Sydney International Airport in handcuffs with his head bowed displaying signs of the weight and gravity of the situation he was facing.
His brother Wade Habkouk, 30, was previously arrested in 2021 at his home in the north Hornsby suburb of Mount Colah and charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported border controlled drugs.
Search warrants were executed at that time with three other residential addresses in Miller, Baulkham Hills, and Kings Park and two business premises in Hornsby.
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By Grid SpartaA Sydney man has been charged for allegedly orchestrating one of the largest heroin importations in recent Australian history.
Guy Habkouk, 35, was detained by Australian Federal Police at Sydney International Airport on Saturday morning, as he arrived from Turkish Air, for orchestrating the import of 347.9kg of heroin in December 2020 -- one of the largest in Australian history. The drugs have an estimated street value of more than $156m.
Vision of Habkouk's arrest shows him wearing a black T-shirt, a black hoodie and grey sweatpants, walking with AFP officers through Sydney International Airport in handcuffs with his head bowed displaying signs of the weight and gravity of the situation he was facing.
His brother Wade Habkouk, 30, was previously arrested in 2021 at his home in the north Hornsby suburb of Mount Colah and charged with attempting to possess a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported border controlled drugs.
Search warrants were executed at that time with three other residential addresses in Miller, Baulkham Hills, and Kings Park and two business premises in Hornsby.