PE teacher charged as an accessory over Sydney gangland murder plot
Ashleigh Ann Seeney, 28, was arrested over the alleged conspiracy to kill a man police say is involved in a conflict within an organised crime network.
A senior member of the self-proclaimed Coconut Cartel, Iziah Utai, survived an assassination attempt overseas. Reports indicate that the attack was a botched home invasion at a property in Marbella, Spain. The Coconut Cartel, whose name is derived from a derogatory term for Pacific Islanders, has been engaged in a year-long feud with Sydney's Alameddine crime family.
Police have connected various violent incidents, including fatal shootings, assaults, and kidnappings, to the ongoing dispute between the two organized crime networks. Utai and other Cartel associates have been living abroad, with recent images suggesting he was present in Albania, Lebanon, and Asia. On social media, Utai referred to the incident with the caption "Better luck next time.
O wait there won't be." NSW Police and the Australian Federal Police have been notified of the attempted assassination. This marks the latest in a string of violent incidents involving Utai and his family, including the May murder of Lorenzo Lemalu in Vietnam and the February shooting of his father, former NRL player Matt Utai.
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