Two men allegedly involved in the shooting murder of a Sydney drug lord will remain behind bars as they wait to see the evidence against them.
The pair were arrested on Monday, several months after 48-year-old Alen Moradian was shot dead while sitting in his car near the busy Bondi Junction shopping precinct in the city's eastern suburbs.
Majok Angelo Deng, 27, and Chom Manut Guam Chom, 28, have both been refused bail on murder charges ahead of another court date on December 18.
Chom stayed in the cells under Bankstown Local Court despite his lawyer Talal Krayem requesting that he be brought to the dock on Tuesday.
The magistrate cited a busy courtroom and staff shortages when he told Mr Krayem to inform his client of the new date.
Prosecutors have been ordered to serve a brief of evidence by January 24.
Deng's case was mentioned in Liverpool Local Court on Monday afternoon.
Detectives in September charged the alleged "mastermind" of the shooting, which they believe was motivated by an outstanding $500,000 debt to an organised crime entity.
The 42-year-old man was arrested at the same time as another man, 31, accused of helping to co-ordinate the brazen daylight attack.
Both those men have been charged with murder and cannot be named for legal reasons.
Deng and Chom were allegedly involved in preparing and placing vehicles used in the murder.
A Porsche and a Holden were found burnt out in Bondi Junction and Zetland shortly after Moradian was shot on June 27.
Police are yet to charge anyone with pulling the trigger for the fatal shots.
Moradian, nicknamed "Fathead", was arrested in 2007 along with his wife Natasha Youkhana and others over what police at the time called one of the largest cocaine and money-laundering rackets in NSW history.
He was sentenced to 16 years and nine months in jail for drug importation and supply.
During the trial, the court was told Moradian and Youkhana lived a life of luxury, using drug money to buy property, designer furniture, jewellery, a wedding reception, luxury travel and accommodation.
An email showed Youkhana urging her husband to be more like "Tony Soprano" for fear their over-the-top lifestyle would result in them being caught.
