Police have raided the waterside mansion of nightclub identity John Ibrahim (pictured)
Celebrity nightclub owner John Ibrahim has had his multi-million dollar home raided by heavily-armed police after earlier being served with a firearms prohibition order.
Mr Ibrahim, 47, was met by police officers as he left his sprawling waterside mansion at Dover Heights, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, about 10.30am on Tuesday.
After serving the firearms prohibition order (FPO), dozens of officers raided his car and home – which is estimated to be worth $8 million.
A spokesman for Mr Ibrahim, who is widely known as ‘The King of the Cross’, said the FPO would be fought in court.
‘It is our view that the Firearm Prohibition Order constitutes an abuse of process and power,’ a spokesman for Mr Ibrahim told The Daily Telegraph.
‘Mr Ibrahim intends to vigorously challenge that provision of that order.
After serving the firearms prohibition order (FPO), dozens of officers raided his car and home (pictured) – which is estimated to be worth $8 million – in the Sydney suburb of Dover Heights
Officers searched inside and outside Mr Ibrahim’s sprawling mansion in the hours after they served the nightclub owner with his FPO
‘Mr Ibrahim emphatically rejects any suggestion, express or implied, of any involvement in any illegal activity, and regards the continued and sustained harassment by the New South Wales Police as unwarranted.
‘They have no reason to be serving a FPO on him.’
In a statement, New South Wales police said: ‘A police operation is underway at a property in Dover Heights. It relates to the serving of a firearms prohibition order.’
Despite his family having links to the Sydney underworld, Mr Ibrahim has never been convicted of a crime.
Two of his brothers Fadi and Michael, and his son Daniel are currently facing charges of being involved in an international tobacco and drug smuggling syndicate.
Mr Ibrahim’s girlfriend Sarah Budge is currently awaiting trial on gun possession charges.
A loaded Glock pistol was found in Ms Budge’s apartment in the exclusive suburb of Double Bay last August.
Her trial will begin in February 2019 and if convicted she could spend a maximum 14 years behind bars.
A spokesperson for Mr Ibrahim (pictured), who is widely known as ‘The King of the Cross’, said the firearms prohibition order would be fought in court
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