Iranian refugee couple ‘caught with 36 KILOS of ice’

An Iranian refugee couple appeared to be living the Australian dream before they were allegedly caught running a sophisticated drug trafficking ring which flooded the streets of Sydney with crystal meth.

Ali Maleki and Yosra Rabieh were granted temporary protection visas after arriving to Australia by boat in 2013 – and have since built a luxury life in Sydney’s north-west with their two daughters, aged one and three.

The glamorous pair were arrested last week after police allegedly seized more than 36kg of ice, over $260,000 in cash, three luxury cars and more than 100 ampules of steroids after raiding homes in Hornsby and Asquith.

Social media accounts reveal the young family enjoyed hiking trips to the Blue Mountains, lavish dinners at Darling Harbour, while they were also seen sipping on bottled beer in front of the Sydney Opera House.

Iranian refugee couple Ali Maleki and Yosra Rabieh appeared to be living the Australian dream before they were allegedly caught running a sophisticated drug trafficking ring

The glamorous pair were arrested last week after police allegedly seized more than 36kg of ice

The glamorous pair were arrested last week after police allegedly seized more than 36kg of ice

Maleki and Rabieh's social media accounts reveal the pair married in a lavish 2014 ceremony

Maleki and Rabieh’s social media accounts reveal the pair married in a lavish 2014 ceremony

Other posts, which are mostly written in Arabic, reveal the couple married in a lavish 2014 ceremony and spent several weekends with their children at beaches along the New South Wales coast.

Maleki shared numerous inspiration quotes and poems, and also posted translations of Australian slang, including ‘dunny’, ‘ankle biter’ and ‘dole bludger’.

His wife’s Facebook account heavily features her husband and their children, while it also includes a post promoting ‘Freedom in Iran.’

The pair are among several Iranians on temporary protection visas recently arrested over alleged meth trafficking.

The pair have built a luxury life in Sydney's north-west with their two daughters, aged one and three

The pair have built a luxury life in Sydney’s north-west with their two daughters, aged one and three

The couple were seen sipping on bottled beer with a friend at Sydney's Opera Bar prior to their arrest

The couple were seen sipping on bottled beer with a friend at Sydney’s Opera Bar prior to their arrest

Maleki (pictured) shared numerous inspiration quotes and poems, and also posted translations of Australian slang

Maleki (pictured) shared numerous inspiration quotes and poems, and also posted translations of Australian slang

Maleki and Rabieh have each been charged with supply large commercial quantity of prohibited drugs and participate in a criminal enterprise.

A third Iranian, identified by The Daily Telegraph as the couple’s housemate Hassan Mohkamkar, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of supplying drugs.

The trio were refused bail and will appear at Central Local Court later this week.

In a separate and unrelated bust, two Iranian nationals were arrested in Sydney last week, allegedly trying to import almost 10 kilograms of ice hidden in honey jars on a cargo flight to Australia.

Maleki is pictured left in front of the Harbour Bridge and right outside the Sydney Opera House

Ali Maleki and Yosra Rabieh, from Sydney's north-west, are two of several Iranians in Australia on temporary protection visas recently arrested over alleged meth trafficking

Ali Maleki and Yosra Rabieh, from Sydney’s north-west, are two of several Iranians in Australia on temporary protection visas recently arrested over alleged meth trafficking

The arrested husband and wife previously enjoyed hiking trips to Sydney's Blue Mountains

The arrested husband and wife previously enjoyed hiking trips to Sydney’s Blue Mountains

Other posts reveal the couple spent several weekends with their children at beaches along the New South Wales coast

Other posts reveal the couple spent several weekends with their children at beaches along the New South Wales coast

Two men, aged 28 and 31, were arrested by Australian Federal Police officers on Wednesday following an operation that was sparked by a drug seizure in Turkey last October.

The AFP said 1.8kg of methamphetamine, bound for an address in Granville, was seized by authorities in Turkey in 2017, prompting the Australian operation.

The men, who have been charged with importing a commercial quantity of methamphetamine, appeared before Sydney Central Local Court on Thursday, where they did not apply for bail and it was formally refused. 

The couple, who share two young daughters, were arrested last week after police raided homes in Hornsby and Asquith 

The couple, who share two young daughters, were arrested last week after police raided homes in Hornsby and Asquith 

Police allegedly seized more than 36kg of ice, over $260,000 in cash and three luxury cars

Police allegedly seized more than 36kg of ice, over $260,000 in cash and three luxury cars

A third Iranian has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of supplying drugs

A third Iranian has been charged with being an accessory after the fact of supplying drugs

In a separate bust last week, two Iranian nationals were arrested in Sydney, allegedly trying to import almost 10 kilograms of ice hidden in honey jars on a cargo flight to Australia

In a separate bust last week, two Iranian nationals were arrested in Sydney, allegedly trying to import almost 10 kilograms of ice hidden in honey jars on a cargo flight to Australia

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