Secret police investigation into ruthle ss ‘hit squad’

Email A secret police strike force has been investigating a new “hit squad” known as the “Afghani Crew” and whether it is being used in an underworld civil war raging between the Alameddine crime gang and some members of their once-loyal enforcers.

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