An unknown man on a phone allegedly threatened a Craigieburn tobacco shop owner, suggesting that their store would be firebombed if they wouldn’t pay up.
More than 30 arson attacks on tobacco shops and other small businesses has prompted calls for greater police resourcing and an urgent regulatory response from the Allan government.
Once considered the heartland of Melbourne’s criminal world and linked to Lewis Moran and Tony Mokbel, most key gangland players have left Brunswick for the safety of high-rise buildings in the CBD.
Melbourne underworld centre shifts from Brunswick to north and west as gangland players living in CBD apartments replace Lewis Moran, Tony Mokbel theage.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theage.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.