Tuesday 24 May 2022 10:19 AM Accused Alameddine member reveals major weight loss as he is dragged out of ... trends now
An accused Alameddine associate revealed his dramatic weight loss when he was dragged out of his home by police in his footy shorts.
Trent Jeske, 23, was one of eighteen men arrested on Tuesday morning, all believed to be low and mid-ranking associates of the infamous Alameddine crime crew.
The alleged member was able to show off his less rotund figure as he was escorted to a waiting police vehicle by two officers during a raid in Sydney's southwest.
Jeske was able to shift the considerable amount of weight after having lap band surgery ealier this year, which involves putting a ring around the top part of the stomach.
If successful, the surgery can decrease food intake by reducing the stomach size, leaving patients feeling fuller for longer.
The alleged mid-ranking member appears to have already achieved significant weight loss post-op, after he was pictured on a boat substantially heavier (pictured left)
The alleged member was able to show off his less rotund figure as he was escorted to a waiting police vehicle by two officers during a raid in Sydney's southwest (pictured)
The alleged mid-ranking member appears to have already achieved significant weight loss post-op, he was pictured last year on a boat substantially heavier.
He was taken into custody only wearing a pair of footy shorts, with another accused member of the crew dragged out of his home in just a pair of Bonds underwear.
The arrests come as police crackdown on an alleged 'dial-a-dealer' ring which police say is flooding Sydney with illicit drugs and fuelling the underworld war.
A 450-strong team of police officers raided 29 properties across the city's southwest on Tuesday, after a 10-month-long investigation into the organised crime group.
Police, desperate for a win after 14 fatal shootings on suburban streets in the past 18 months, said the raids have brought down a major player in the NSW drug trade.
'(We've) cut the head off the snake,' Commissioner Karen Webb said.
Jeske was able to shift the considerable amount of weight after having lap band surgery which involves putting a ring around the top part of the stomach (pictured after the surgery)
The arrested men will be charged with crimes including drug supply, firearm, dealing with the proceeds of crime and direct or participate in a criminal group.
Jeske is currently on a bail for a raft of charges, including possessing an unauthorised firearm, affray and breaching Covid restrictions during the pandemic.
His home was raided by NSW police in September last year.
Jeske is also alleged to have been involved in a brawl at an address on Osgood St in Guildford in Sydney's west on September 5.
Police alleged the fight unfolded after an Alameddine associate refused to talk about one of their neighbours, believed to be Salim Hamze.
An accused member of the Alameddine crime crew was dragged out of his house by police in just a pair of Bonds underwear during raids in Sydney on Tuesday
Eighteen men were arrested around Sydney's southwest on Tuesday morning over their alleged role in a drug syndicate
Pictured is one of the men arrested on Tuesday. The blitz follows a ten-month-long investigation into the organised crime group, which NSW Police will allege has been distributing drugs throughout the city
Dramatic footage shows police ramming down the doors of several homes, before the alleged crooks were taken away in handcuffs.
The man in his underwear was seen sitting on the side of the road barefoot, staring at the ground in handcuffs.
He was given a pair of shorts and a t-shirt before he was taken to the police station.
One man in a wheelchair was also arrested during the raids, while another man flashed two middle fingers at waiting detectives as he was escorted from his home.
The raids were carried out in Sydney suburbs Guildford, Merrylands, Chester Hill, South Granville, Casula, Yagoona and Wentworthville.
Among the arrested men were Rafat Alameddine's brother-in-law, Assaad Alahmad.
Trent Jeske, another alleged mid-ranking member of the group, was also arrested.
NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Paul Toole claimed police had 'closed the net' on one of Sydney's most 'dangerous crime families'.
A man in a wheelchair was also arrested on Tuesday after 29 properties were raided
One man accused of being involved in the drug syndicate puts up his middle fingers during his arrest
Police, desperate for a 'win' after a series of fatal shootings almost weekly in the city's south-west, claimed an 'entire' syndicate was shut down as a result of Tuesday's arrests
Police are seen speaking with one man arrested on Tuesday
Pictured from left to right are alleged Alameddine associates Ali Younes and Masood Zakaria, and Rafat Alameddine and Hamdi Alameddine. None were arrested in today's raids
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she was confident police had 'cut the head off the snake', shutting down the syndicate altogether.
She said those arrested on Tuesday didn't appear to be employed but 'displayed considerable wealth'.
Police claim mobile phones were seized which allegedly raked in more than $250,000 a week in drug deals.
The alleged dial-a-dealer syndicate utilised 36 phones, with one device having more than 700 customers.
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she was confident police had 'cut the head off the snake', shutting down the syndicate altogether
The alleged dial-a-dealer syndicate utilised 36 phones, with one device having more than 700 customers
More arrests are expected to be made in the coming days. Pictured is one man who was arrested on Tuesday morning
A new taskforce has been set up to investigate the fatal shooting of Rami Iskander, 23. Taskforce Erebus helped coordinate the raids of 20 properties across Sydney this week
Assistant Commissioner Mick Fitzgerald alleged the phones had 'contributed to a number of murders' over the past two years, with large amounts of cash and drugs such as cocaine,
