Masood Zakaria: One of the Australia's most wanted men - who 'fled the country ... trends now
One of the alleged kingpins of a major drug gang has been deported to Australia after fleeing to Turkey while facing a string of serious organised crime-related offences.
The 28-year-old Sydney man was arrested when he landed in Darwin on Sunday afternoon.
The Australian Federal Police said the man has been a focus of the force's transnational offshore task force, known as Operation Gain, targeting the nation's most prominent overseas-based offenders.
He reportedly fled Australia in a fishing boat in 2022.
Masood Zakaria (pictured), one of Australia's most wanted men, has been arrested and deported to Darwin
The 28-year-old Sydney man was arrested when he landed in Darwin on Sunday afternoon
Turkish officials notified Australian authorities after the man allegedly entered the country in 2022 on a false passport.
Further inquiries established he was living in the city of Bodrum, on the country's south-western coast.
While overseas, police said the man continued to associate with a number of organised crime figures with
