前墨尔本有组织犯罪头目卡齐姆·哈马德被伊拉克法院以毒品走私罪判处终身监禁[1][2]。哈马德于2023年7月从维多利亚州监狱释放后被驱逐至伊拉克[2]，2024年1月被伊拉克当局逮捕[2]。伊拉克国家国际司法合作中心声称他是国际毒品走私网络的关键人物，涉及向伊拉克和澳大利亚进口大量毒品，且牵涉洗钱、谋杀、绑架、敲诈和有组织暴力等重罪[1][2]。澳大利亚联邦警察在2025年底向伊拉克当局提供了相关信息[1]。
哈马德曾领导313辛迪加在澳大利亚从事毒品走私和有组织暴力犯罪[2]。被捕后，该犯罪集团仍继续活动，由23岁的阿里·侯赛尼接管领导[2]。侯赛尼因2022年企图谋杀罪名被通缉，涉及一起枪击事件中的八次射击[2]。
Kazem Hamad, a former organised crime leader from Melbourne, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Iraqi courts on drug trafficking charges [1][2]. The Iraq National Center for International Judicial Cooperation described him as one of the most wanted individuals in Iraqi and international law enforcement circles [2]. Hamad was deported to Iraq in 2023 following his release from a Victorian prison and was arrested by Iraqi authorities in January 2026 [1][2].
The charges against Hamad encompass widespread criminal activity spanning both Iraq and Australia, including large-scale drug importation, money laundering, murder, kidnapping, extortion, and organised violence [1]. Australian Federal Police provided information to Iraqi authorities in late 2025 that contributed to his apprehension [1]. Prior to his arrest, Hamad had led the 313 syndicate, which engaged in drug trafficking and organised crime operations in Australia [2].
Following Hamad's imprisonment, leadership of the criminal organisation passed to Ali Hossaini, aged 23, earlier this year [2]. Hossaini is currently wanted for an attempted murder charge related to a shooting incident involving eight shots fired in 2022 [2].