A notorious Middle Eastern crime family based in Sydney have been linked to the gun which killed two Australians in the 2014 Lindt Café siege, police allege.
The Muslim crime family, who sources also believe have links to Islamic extremists, allegedly sold terrorist Man Haron Monis the $570 La Salle 12-gauge shotgun only days before the deadly siege, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Senior NSW Police officers believe they know the source of Iranian-born Monis’ weapon and are ‘pretty confident’ the southwest Sydney family provided the now dead terrorist with the gun used to execute cafe manager Tori Johnson.
The Muslim crime family, who sources also believe have links to Islamic extremists, allegedly sold terrorist Man Monis (pictured) the $570 La Salle 12-gauge shotgun only days before the deadly siege, the Daily Telegraph reports
Police believe the well-known crime family supplied Monis with the gun he used during the Lindt Cafe (pictured) siege
‘We are pretty confident they provided the gun to him,’ one officer involved in the investigation told the publication.
Police say investigators close to the case have long had intelligence linking the Muslim family to Monis’ gun, but have never had enough evidence to charge anyone.
‘Whether they knew what he was up to, I doubt we will ever know,’ the officer added.
Monis was found with $210 cash after his death but ATM records show the gunman had $850 in the days leading up to the siege.
Police say investigators close to the case have long had intelligence linking the Muslim family to Monis’ (pictured) gun, but have never had enough evidence to charge anyone
Monis was found with $210 cash after his death but ATM records show the gunman had $850 in the days leading up to the siege (Pictured is the aftermath of the Sydney siege)
‘We are pretty confident they provided the gun to him,’ one officer involved in the investigation told the publication (Pictured is a floral tribute to those killed in the siege)
Police believe $570 of that missing cash was used to purchase the illegal weapon.
A source with ties to the family told the Daily Telegraph that members of the family were known to be extremist Muslims who sympathised with the terrorists.
This coming Friday marks the third anniversary of the deadly siege which killed Johnson, 34, and barrister Katrina Dawson, 38.
This coming Friday marks the third anniversary of the deadly siege which killed Tori Johnson, 34, (right) and barrister Katrina Dawson, 38 (left)
Terrorist Monis held 18 people hostage in the cafe during the 2014 siege, which killed two (Pictured are floral tributes to the deceased)
Monis held 18 people hostage inside the Sydney cafe on December 15, 2014 for 17 hours before shooting Johnson point-blank at 2am on December 16.
Dawson was killed by a fragment of a police bullet in the crossfire.
The investigation into how Monis got his hands on the 12-gauge shotgun remains open.