Two members of the notorious Brothers 4 Life have been hauled out of their homes in handcuffs as police uncover a stash of branded merchandise.
Gangster Bassam Hamzy founded Brothers 4 Life in 2008 while in Lithgow prison where he was caught using a smuggled mobile phone to run his violent drug network.
Prison bosses discovered he was making up to 450 calls a day attempting to organise kidnappings and shootings, and he was sent to Goulburn Correctional Centre.
On November 27, police stopped and searched a Toyota Hilux during a routine patrol and allegedly found a firearm, hammer, knife and drugs.
A 20-year-old man was arrested and taken to Liverpool Police Station where he was charged with four counts of possessing prohibited drugs.
He was also charged with possessing an unauthorised firearm, possessing an unregistered firearm, two counts of goods suspected of being stolen in personal custody, custody of a knife in a public place, and two counts of possessing or attempting to possess a prescribed restricted substance.
The man was refused bail and appeared at Liverpool Local Court on November 28.
But, weeks later, NSW Police have confirmed they have charged two men from the Brothers 4 Life gang following an investigation into the incident.
Two members of notorious Sydney gang Brothers 4 Life have been charged by police
The two arrests occurred after police carried out three raids at western Sydney homes in Westmead, Wentworthville and Cartwright
Gangster Bassam Hamzy founded Brothers 4 Life in 2008 while in Lithgow prison (pictured, a jumper with the Brothers 4 Life Australia logo found by police on Tuesday)
During their investigation into the seized items discovered in the Hilux, police found a mobile phone.
They allege the phone had images of three men posing with unauthorised firearms.
The matter was referred to the state crime command’s Raptor Squad, which allegedly recognised the men as members of the Brothers 4 Life gang.
Three raids were then carried out about 4.50am on Tuesday under a firearm prohibition order at homes in the western Sydney suburbs of Westmead, Wentworthville and Cartwright.
Among the items photographed by NSW Police were jumpers bearing logos with the name ‘Brothers 4 Life’: one in neon yellow and another in black and red.
Two guns can be seen propped up against the words on each jumper.
A 33-year-old man was arrested at Westmead and taken to Granville Police Station.
As he was escorted from a home, police video showed he had the tattoo ‘Ismail’ on his right arm, a name used in Arabic and Muslim cultures as a variant of Ishmael.
A 33-year-old man was arrested at Westmead and taken to Granville Police Station
A 52-year-old man in Wentworthville was arrested and taken to Granville Police Station
Pictured, a jumper with a logo for the gang Brothers 4 Life with two guns
One jumper design included the number 36, though it is not known why
He was charged with possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm and acquiring a pistol subject to a firearms prohibition order.
At a home in Wentworthville, a 52-year-old man was arrested and taken to Granville Police Station where he was charged with possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm and acquiring a pistol-subject to firearms prohibition order.
Both men were refused bail to appear at Parramatta on Tuesday.
Investigations are ongoing. Anyone with information that could assist with enquiries into organised criminal activity should contact Crime Stoppers.
