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Police Investigate Targeted Shooting of Tobacco Kingpin Linked Man
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- Police say 42-year-old Ali Mohamad Albadri was shot dead in a Wollert home at 5.30 pm Thursday.
- Detectives say Albadri was linked to organised crime and tobacco kingpin Kazem Hamad.
- Investigators treat the shooting as a targeted attack involving more than one person.
- Detective Paul Scarlett says police keep an open mind about possible tobacco-trade links.
- He added investigators have not confirmed any link between this shooting and recent Melbourne gunfire.