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Allanah Sciberras

DARK SECRETS: Exiled gangland boss reportedly arrested in iraq - The Real Truth

Kazem Hamad is alleged to have directed fire bombings and other crimes from the Middle East. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian authorities could face a long wait to extradite an exiled underworld boss linked to a gangland tobacco war after he was arrested in the Middle East.

Kazem 'Kaz' Hamad has been arrested for drug trafficking, according to a statement from Iraq's National Centre for International Judicial Cooperation.

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