Dlasthr

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Dlasthr (The Last Hour) is an Assyrian criminal gang active in the south west suburb of Fairfield in Sydney, Australia. Members wear a distinctive clenched fist tattoo across their backs together with the letters AK (standing for Assyrian Kings). The gang has been linked to multiple shootings which occurred in Fairfield and has also been involved in elaborate extortion bids and the distribution of methamphetamine tablets and other drugs. In 2006 gang leader Raymon Youmaran was arrested in Mount Pritchard along with other fellow gang members.

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[edit] Early Years

In December 2002 Dimitri Debaz was shot and killed in the suburb of Sefton. Raymon Youmaran became the primary suspect for police and disappeared soon after as well as another suspect, Raphael Joseph, who went by the nickname of "Hasoni". The NSW Police submission describes how Joseph, Raymon Youmaran and three other men arrived at the Sefton Hotel about 12.25 am where Debaz was celebrating his brother Aleck's birthday with about 15 to 20 friends.

"Within a matter of seconds after entering the hotel a fight between Joseph, his co-offenders and Dimitri and Aleck Debaz and their party (has) erupted," they alleged.

Police alleged that the pub's CCTV footage showed Joseph and three accomplices running to their car, with Joseph and Youmaran each grabbing a 9mm handgun before fatally shooting Debaz who was standing near the hotel's door. Three more shots were fired, execution-style, into the victim's back before the gunmen fled.

[edit] Expansion

As the years followed the gang expanded in numbers and operations. Raymon was still in hiding.

In November 2005 the Babylon Cafe in Fairfield was sprayed with bullets, killing bystander Raymond Khananyah, 29, and wounding three others. Three gunmen in balaclavas, armed with semi-automatic pistols got out of a black car and fired up to 17 shots into the cafe. It was believed the incident was a case of mistaken identity. The car in the shooting was found later and arrests were made, but Raymon Youmaran still remained at large.

In April 9, 2006, 21 year old Ashoor Audisho was gunned down in Hamilton Road, Fairfield West. After being confronted by three men, was shot 3 times in the back. Later, he died at Liverpool hospital. Witnesses reported "seeing the three men (…) argue with the victim and then heard shots fired. Those three men then left the vicinity in a black Jeep Cherokee.". The murder was linked to Youmaran and the Dlasthr gang. Later that year 3 men were arrested and were refused bail.Dilan Shaba,Steven David and Linard Shamouil were charged with Mr Audisho's murder.

[edit] Arrest of Raymon Youmaran

On February 14, 2006, Youmaran was spotted by police at a house in Woodcroft, Sydney, which police had staked out. Youmaran got into the front passenger seat of a green Mercedes at about 6:15pm. Police tailed the Mercedes at speeds of up to 200km/h across the M2 and M7 motorways, but the pursuit was called off due to safety concerns. The following day, a 24-year old man believed to be involved in the pursuit was arrested and taken to Green Valley Police Station for questioning. Shortly after 3pm, detectives seized the Mercedes involved in the pursuit from a home in Cecil Hills. They performed forensics on the vehicle.

In June 2006 Ramon Youmaran was arrested at Mount Prichard, following a series of police raids on homes in Sydney's western suburbs. He had been in hiding for four years. Police seized 3000 illegal methamphetamine tablets, with a street value of $1.2 million. Seven other high ranking gang members were also arrested. Youmaran was formally refused bail and ordered to appear before Burwood Local Court on August 2, 2006. Court cases are still pending.

Linard Shamouil, was also charged with four counts of supplying a total of 5902 methylamphetamine tablets in 2006.

[edit] Raphael Joseph Arrest In USA

Joseph Raphael was arrested in san diego in october 2006. it was When US authorities examined Joseph's fingerprints and checked with Interpol it was revealed he was wanted on suspicion of murder in Australia, and was one of the most wanted men in NSW. Joseph's arrest came after America's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) tipped off ICE that he could be an illegal immigrant.

Joseph Had told agents he had been smuggled from Iraq to Mexico and from Mexico to the US border.He Had also asked U.S authorities to deport him back to his country of birth Iraq. Mr Raphael was extradited from the United States in february 2008 after fighting to stay in USA for more than a year. in march 2008 he faced court in Sydney and was charged for the murder of Dimitri Debaz.

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