A tobacco store owner has claimed his business was firebombed two weeks after he refused to follow an overseas crime boss's orders to pay up.Majid AlibadiAlibadi has been charged with 24 offences relating to alleged firebombings and car thefts across Melbourne between September 2023 and March.Majid Alibadi has been charged with 24 offences relating to alleged fireb.
The Hamad syndicate is fighting the Haddara gang for control over the importation and distribution of illegal tobacco in Victoria, the court was previously told. Hamad claimed the GVT store was in an area belonging to him and Haddara would need to pay up if he wanted to keep doing business, Haddara told the court through an Arabic interpreter.Majid Alibadi is allegedly responsible for overseeing the firebombing of multiple businesses and properties. Haddara alleged Alibadi then asked him for a lighter and scoped out his store for CCTV cameras before leaving.