His social media profile showed him to be a middle-aged tourist, posing with Australian wildlife, on ocean beaches and at well-known spots of interest. In reality, he was setting up an alibi. He was an international crook and one of the best at his craft.
He commanded a crew that would fly into Australia under assumed names to hit selected targets in Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland – then disappear.
It followed an international pattern by Irish, Albanian and Colombian gangs – fly in, hit an area then move interstate before police saw the pattern. Fly out before they joined the dots. Rinse and repeat.
In July 2020, Detective Sergeant Sean Schimizzi from Stonnington CIU (Prahran really) saw the pattern – eight Toorak homes hit over one week.
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