A Melbourne teen has been charged in connection with the activities of an international crime gang. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)A Melbourne teen has been charged in connection with the activities of an international crime gang. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAPA teenager with alleged ties to an offshore crime syndicate has been charged amid an investigation into handwritten notes left at several city shopfronts. About 19 reported incidents of handwritten or typed notes asking owners to call The Commission across Melbourne and regional locations have been linked to the syndicate, investigators have confirmed. Detectives charged the teenage boy on Friday after executing a search warrant at a home in the Moonee Valley area.