The alleged ringleader of an illicit tobacco syndicate has walked from court despite police pleading to keep him locked up after he was arrested while trying to leave the country. Nazir Haddara, 25, did not speak to media after being released on bail from Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon. He was about to board a flight to Dubai on Tuesday when he was arrested and charged with four offences, including directing the activities of a criminal organisation. Detective Senior Constable Jessica Keenan alleged Haddara was a flight risk given he was arrested at Melbourne Airport and had access to "multitudes of cash". Haddara put a deposit for a luxury villa in Dubai earlier in Octobe... [Read more]