Stay updated with breaking news from Sistine Chapel Esque. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Two gunmen fled the scene after the gangland hit but the escape plan appears to have been bungled when their bid to torch their getaway car failed.
Alen Moradian was still on parole over a 40kg cocaine importation when he unsuccessfully sought to have his reporting conditions altered so he could seek sanctuary overseas.
The cocaine cartel boss executed in a gangland hit in Bondi Junction in Sydney's eastern suburbs was called Sydney's 'Tony Soprano' by his own wife.
A cocaine king-pin shot dead in a bloody assassination on his wife's birthday had just launched a gem business and beefed up security at the property.
Moradian, 49, was shot dead while stationary inside a vehicle in an underground car park in Bondi Junction.