 Ziad Jneid has repeatedly denied any role in a Lebanese crime gang operating in Perth called the Sword Boys.On 31 August 2016, Ziad Jneid and Rabih Jneid were convicted and sentenced by the Perth District Court after both pleading guilty before trial for their roles in the supply of and of methylamphetamine in 2014.Ziad Jneid received 14 and half years imprisonment and Rabih Jneid received 15 years imprisonment.