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A Sydney woman was kidnapped, drugged, and tortured in a failed plot to steal tobacco shed codes linked to a Melbourne-based criminal network in April 2024.
A Sydney woman involved in the illegal tobacco trade was kidnapped, tortured, and injected with butanediol—a drug linked to sexual assaults—during a failed attempt to steal storage shed codes in April 2024.
Abducted in Epping and taken to a rented house in Eastwood, she was blindfolded, bound, and beaten by a group linked to a Melbourne-based network, with a man named Mu coordinating the attack via WeChat.
After being drugged and threatened, she revealed the codes, but the perpetrators failed to access the sheds due to time restrictions.
Released nearly naked and traumatized, she sought help from a friend.
Police raided the property, arresting multiple suspects.
The case underscores the escalating violence and use of dangerous drugs in Australia’s underground tobacco trade, extending beyond Melbourne into Sydney.
Una mujer de Sydney fue secuestrada, drogada y torturada en un complot fallido para robar códigos de un cobertizo de tabaco vinculados a una red criminal con sede en Melbourne en abril de 2024.