Two men arrested over Ho Chi Minh City assassination of Sydney gang leader
Two men have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Lorenzo Laemalu, a senior member of the Coconut Cartel, in Ho Chi Minh City. Laemalu was shot multiple times outside a restaurant amid an ongoing feud with the Alameddine crime family. The investigation is ongoing as authorities explore links between the shooting and organized crime activities.
- ▪Lorenzo Laemalu was targeted in a shooting outside a restaurant in Vietnam.
- ▪The shooting is believed to be connected to a feud between the Coconut Cartel and the Alameddine crime family.
- ▪Two Australian men were arrested and are being questioned by Vietnamese police regarding the incident.
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