crime boss Abdul Qadier Darwiche, died at the wheel of his car after being sprayed by gunfire on the Hume Highway at Miller Road, in Bass Hill

Police have appealed for calm but refused to disclose the identity of a man gunned down in a brazen daylight drive-by shooting in Sydney.A 37-year-old Condell Park man, named by newspapers as alleged crime boss Abdul Qadier Darwiche, died at the wheel of his car after being sprayed by gunfire on the Hume Highway at Miller Road, in Bass Hill, about 3.30pm on Saturday.Police said two men were involved in an argument at a nearby service station shortly before the shooting.After being shot in his vehicle, the man managed to drive a short distance before crashing into a tree on the opposite side of the road.Paramedics found him slumped dead over the wheel, police said.A NSW police spokesman said the investigation was in its early stages."We haven't released the identity of the victim," he said on Sunday.In September 2007, police Detective Inspector Michael Ryan publicly named Abdul Darwiche as the head of a "criminal syndicate", the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
In 2006, Darwiche was found not guilty of the attempted murder of Farouk "Frank" Razzack who allegedly headed a rival clan, it reports.Abdul Darwiche is the older brother of Adnan "Eddie" Darwiche of Lakemba who has been jailed for a double murder.
Detective Inspector Ian Pryde of Bankstown police said it was too early to rule anything in or out."I would call for calm," he told Macquarie Radio."We're still in the very early stages of the investigation."At this stage, we're having a look at all avenues of inquiry."