Notorious Australian underworld figure arrested in Dubai
Famous name of the underworld, Jay Malkoun, was arrested in Dubai as part of the investigation into the alleged extortion attempt.
Former head of Comanchero bikie gang who reinvented himself true crime memoirist According to three underground sources, he has been detained in the United Arab Emirates in recent years.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade declined to comment due to privacy restrictions.
“(DFAT) is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who has been reportedly detained in Dubai,” a department spokesman said.
The arrest was the latest in a series of international crises experienced by the 62-year-old, who narrowly escaped. Survived car bombing He was in Greece in 2019 and then fled Thailand an associate was kidnapped and killed There in 2015.
Malkoun, who allegedly left the leadership of one of the most powerful cycling clubs in 2013, moved to Dubai where he “pursued international interests”, according to his 2024 memoir: Advisor.
Malkoun has an extensive criminal network in Asia and Europe, including Russia, where he established his Comanchero branch.
In 1988, Malkoun was sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in smuggling $5.5 million worth of heroin between Melbourne and Perth.
Despite his conviction and ties to the crime, Malkoun was allowed to live in the United Arab Emirates due to his close connections to the Gulf country’s royal family.
The relationship appears to be based on a mutual interest in racehorses; A Dubai royal gifts Malkoun an Arabian stallion.
Malkoun also became rich following a land game in which one of his companies sold a residential development in Melbourne’s northern suburbs for $26 million.
His company, Trash Media, Bought 26 hectares of land It was sold as a horse farm for $950,000 in 2009, and its value exploded after it was rezoned in 2017.
malkun Returned to Melbourne in 2020 He had to seek specialist medical treatment after surviving a bomb planted in his Mercedes outside a gym in Athens, Greece. No one has been arrested so far in connection with the attack.
Malkoun received stem cell treatment for his injuries at a clinic in inner Melbourne.
In promotional materials Advisor, Malkoun is described as: “A survivor of the Melbourne underworld who spent 10 years in Australia’s cruelest prison. Nightclub enforcer and peacemaker. Strip club king and incorrigible romantic. A family man with deep religious beliefs who can resort to extreme violence when pushed. A loving father and devoted son.”
“A negotiator of multimillion-dollar deals in both the boardroom and the backroom. The one-time leader of one of the most influential and powerful outlaw motorcycle clubs the world has ever seen, whose power extends across the globe.”
Malkoun’s publisher at Penguin Random House did not respond to a request for comment.
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