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Two Men Arrested over Ho Chi Minh City Assassination of Sydney Gang Leader

Today, Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security announced two suspects 'involved in the shooting incident against a group of foreigners' in Ben Thanh Ward had been arrested, less than 72 hours after Lorenzo Lemalu, 24, was shot dead outside a Ho Chi Minh City restaurant on Thursday night.
Lemalu was suspected by NSW Police of leading the 'Coconut Cartel', a Sydney gang engaged in a months-long feud with the rival Alameddine network, and had fled Australia to direct the group's operations from South-East Asia.
CCTV footage captured a hooded gunman circling Lemalu before firing several shots; his associate Sam Sauni, 27, was critically injured. The two suspects confessed to carrying out the shooting under direction from someone abroad.
Australian Federal Police are working with Vietnamese authorities as investigations continue, while eight Vietnamese nationals were arrested for assisting the suspects' escape. The suspects allegedly used fake passports under the names Lang Kenny Trong Minh Do and Justin John White.
Retired NSW Police sergeant Glenn Gorick called the assassination a 'warning', stating 'If they can find you in Vietnam, they can find you anywhere', highlighting how the killing reflects deeper tensions between Lemalu and the Alameddine family.

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