NSW: More arrests expected over dismembered body murder

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2010
NSW: More arrests expected over dismembered body murder

SYDNEY, April 15 AAP - More arrests are expected after police charged a sixth man over
the kidnapping of drug dealer Terry Falconer, whose body was found hacked into pieces
and dumped in seven garbage bags.

Police arrested a 43-year-old man just before 6am (AEST) on Thursday at Mortdale, in
Sydney's south, without incident.

He has been charged with kidnapping Falconer, and with three other offences that also
allegedly took place in 2001.

The additional charges include shooting with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm,
discharge of a firearm in a public place, armed robbery and a fraud offence that allegedly
happened at a later time.

Falconer, 52, was abducted by men posing as detectives while he was on work release
from a Sydney prison on November 16, 2001.

His dismembered body was found by fishermen 10 days later in garbage bags dumped in
the Hastings River in northern NSW.

Police launched Strike Force Tuno II in 2008 to investigate a series of murders, attempted
murders and other serious offences that took place between 1993 and 2008.

Falconer's murder is one of nine that police are still investigating in relation to
organised crime activities.

The 43-year-old man arrested on Thursday is ue to appear in Kogarah Local Court later in the day.

Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin told reporters that police expect further progress
with their investigations.

"I'm happy to say that we're confident that further arrests will be made at some stage
in the future," he told reporters.

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