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A former Comanchero bikie and a missing property magnate owing hundreds of millions of dollars after his businesses collapsed are among Australians granted citizenship through Vanuatu’s controversial citizenship-by-investment scheme.
Marco Francis Coffen and Zhou Xiang Huang, both from Australia, appear on a list of people who purchased citizenship from Vanuatu for US$130,000 last year.
A Vanuatu passport allows visa-free travel through 130 countries, including the EU and UK, and Vanuatu also operates as a tax haven, with no income, corporate or wealth tax. The application process typically takes just over a month and can be conducted without ever setting foot in the country.
The Anom bust took down hundreds of organised criminals globally, but another Australian cartel is waiting in the wings and it's named after Tarantino's Mr Blonde.
The An0m bust in Operation Ironside took down hundreds of organised criminals globally. But crime does not sleep and another cartel is waiting in the wings.