<description>&lt;p&gt;Former deputy commissioner and counter-terrorism boss Ross Guenther had a unique life before policing, playing in big bands with music greats Jerry Lewis and Barry White.&lt;br&gt;He was no slouch in his policing career either, heading up the counter-terrorism squad for Victoria Police.&lt;br&gt;In this episode of Naked City, he talks to John Silvester about a foiled terrorism plot, and how his music career helped him hunt down Tony Mokbel after the drug boss&amp;rsquo; infamous escape to Greece.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And if you want to read all of Sly&amp;rsquo;s stories, click&lt;a href="https://www.theage.com.au/by/john-silvester-hvejs"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Naked City

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The top cop who used his music career to find Tony Mokbel

APR 14, 202642 MIN
Naked City

The top cop who used his music career to find Tony Mokbel

APR 14, 202642 MIN

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Former deputy commissioner and counter-terrorism boss Ross Guenther had a unique life before policing, playing in big bands with music greats Jerry Lewis and Barry White.He was no slouch in his policing career either, heading up the counter-terrorism squad for Victoria Police.In this episode of Naked City, he talks to John Silvester about a foiled terrorism plot, and how his music career helped him hunt down Tony Mokbel after the drug boss’ infamous escape to Greece.  And if you want to read all of Sly’s stories, click here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.