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William Ton

UNBELIEVABLE: Tobacco kingpins arson tasker says hes changed | History Defined

Majid Alibadi orchestrated firebombings and car thefts but has turned his life around, a judge heard (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

A criminal taskmaster who directed arson attacks on rivals on behalf of an underworld tobacco kingpin has cut ties with the organisation and turned his life around, a court has been told.

Majid Alibadi, 27, was a middleman in the illicit tobacco syndicate allegedly run by boss Kazem "Kaz" Hamad out of the Middle East.

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