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Melbourne crime figure Fadi Haddara shot in suspected ambush

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Melbourne crime figure Fadi Haddara shot in suspected ambush

Melbourne gangland figure Fadi Haddara has been rushed to hospital after being gunned down in a suspected ambush.

Haddara, 48, was shot while sitting in a car in the driveway of a home on Marigold Ave, Altona North shortly before 8pm on Sunday.

He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said overnight.

Haddara is suspected of having been a major player in Victoria’s illicit tobacco trade, and has previously been jailed for firearms trafficking.

Anybody who witnessed the incident has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Originally published as Melbourne crime figure Fadi Haddara shot in suspected ambush

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