Police in Victoria have uncovered another clue in the hunt for those responsible for the fatal shooting of one of Melbourne’s most notorious crime figures. On day two of the investigation into the death of Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim police have revealed another suspected getaway car has been found burnt out near Melbourne airport.
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00:00Another day, another burnt out car.
00:05Police believe this Ford Ranger was involved in the murder of Sam the Punisher Abdul-Rahim.
00:11They're still pleading for answers.
00:13I implore the family of Sam, his friends and associates to work with Victoria Police.
00:19If they are aware of information, they need to share it with us.
00:23Sam Abdul-Rahim was fatally shot around 10.30 yesterday morning in the underground car park
00:28of the Quest Apartments on High Street in Preston.
00:32A white Porsche, believed to be linked to the crime, was driven to nearby Reservoir,
00:37where it was dumped and burnt out.
00:39The gunman then jumped into a grey Ford Ranger, which was driven to West Meadows, right next
00:45to Melbourne Airport.
00:46It too was dumped and burnt.
00:48If they have seen this grey Ford Ranger, it has a canopy on the back and it's got the
00:53bullhorn on the rear window.
00:56Sources the ABC has spoken to believe tobacco kingpin Kazem Kaz Hamad, Sam's long-time enemy,
01:04wanted him dead.
01:05It's believed he blamed Abdul-Rahim for orchestrating the fatal hit on his close friend and crime
01:11figure Qadir Oz in an Officeworks car park in Campbell Field in 2016.
01:17Abdul-Rahim has been one of several semi-celebrity criminals that have been involved in illicit
01:23tobacco trade.
01:25He's got many enemies.
01:26It just shows how strong these groups are getting through the illicit tobacco trade.
01:32One of Abdul-Rahim's friends has told the ABC that Sam had only arrived back in Melbourne
01:37on Monday to visit his family and his daughter.
01:41He said the only way his location could have been known is if he was noticed on the roads
01:46by the wrong person or if he was traded in by someone close to him.
01:51He said he was usually secretive about his location but he could be careless about his
01:56movements.
01:57He knew his days were numbered.