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Comanchero Suspect Nabbed After 8 Years on the Run
24 Jul
Summary
- Daniel Toutounji, a Comanchero gang member, was arrested after eight years abroad.
- He was apprehended by police at Sydney Airport on Friday morning.
- Toutounji had been wanted since 2018 for alleged drug supply and crime proceeds.
Daniel Toutounji, identified as a senior Comanchero bikie, was arrested at Sydney Airport on Friday morning. This apprehension occurred more than eight years after he initially left Australia. Police had issued a warrant for his arrest in 2018.
At the time of his departure, authorities were investigating alleged drug supply and proceeds of crime offenses. Searches of his Sydney home in 2018 reportedly uncovered cocaine and firearms. Toutounji is believed to have resided in Eastern Europe and the Middle East during his absence.
His current standing within the Comanchero gang remains unclear, as does the reason for his return to Australia. Toutounji is one of several members who departed the country amidst heightened police scrutiny on the Comancheros, a prominent force in Australia's drug trade.
