The 9ft crime boss: Puzzle over doctored mugshot released by Iraq
The National · 5 Nov 2026

The 9ft crime boss: Puzzle over doctored mugshot released by Iraq

Celebrating the arrest of a wanted crime boss in Iraq, Australian police commissioner Krissy Barrett urged members of Kazem Hamad's drug gang to "look long and hard" at a photo of him in custody. But it seemed her department might not have done the same, as the photo of Hamad suggested he was almost 9ft (2.74m) tall - which would make him the world's tallest man. The photo showed obvious signs of AI manipulation. The height chart made no sense, jumping back and forth with mangled numbers.


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