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Comanchero bikie gang experiences a shake-up in leadership as National President Allan Meehan is removed from his position while being held on remand by NSW police. The Melbourne-based bikie, Bemir Benji Saravic, has taken over Meehan's role as the new National President of the club. Additionally, the Comancheros have appointed a new Supreme Commander named Noah “Bones” Ramziya, a low-profile...

Australia's most wanted criminal and Alameddine heavyweight. Masood Zakaria who was recently captured in Turkey has faced Turkish courts in the capital Ankara. According to reports, Zakaria's legal team is seeking his extradition to Afghanistan instead of Australia. Allegedly, Zakaria is reluctant to be deported to Australia because he is aware that he could face severe legal consequences...

Former Hells Angels and Finks member, Ben Geppert, has once again made headlines after appearing in the Southport Magistrates Court. The 31-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of attempted unlawful use of a vessel, unlawfully at large, and unlawfully removing corrective services property. The court handed down its decision on the matter, which has drawn attention from various media outlets.  I...

New South Wale’s Raptor Squad is expanding its operations to the Hunter region to target and dismantle organised crime and criminal bikie clubs. Following successful operations in Maitland and Muswellbrook, the Raptor Squad is establishing a permanent base in the Hunter with the newly-launched raptor squad named Raptor North. Starting in 2023, 29 experienced staff will be on duty they are equipped...

New Zealand authorities have dealt a significant blow to international criminal syndicates operation after intercepting 3.2 tonnes of cocaine  afloat in the pacific ocean. The cocaine is estimated to be worth more that 500 million dollars.  The cocaine was found in nets with flotation devices, awaiting collection.   Police would not comment on how the drugs came to their attent...

New facts have emerged on the 2014 murder of Sydney underworld gangland figure Yousef Assoum.   Details  have surfaced only after the Supreme Court partially released the suppressed information.   It is being reported, that detectives discovered Tarek Zahed’s  fingerprints inside the vehicle where Assoum was killed on December 11, 2014. Police also  allege that T...

In the middle of Covid-19 lockdown in Melbourne, Rebels bikie Raymond Elise, was loading groceries into his car outside a supermarket when armed police jumped from a van and forced him to the ground at gunpoint. With members of the anti-gang Echo Taskforce standing over him, Elise was told that his visa had been cancelled and he was an unlawful citizen in Australia and will be deported. Thereafter...

Comanchero National President Arrested in Queensland

This month marks the completion of 6 months for Comanchero World Commander Mark buddle’s imprisonment. Buddle,37, was deported from turkey and brought to Australia in August 2022 and was moved from Darwin to Melburn after midnight in August and was first processed at the Melburn Assessment Prison in the city’s central business district. He fronted the Melburn Magistrates’ Court on the following Fr...

Masood Zakaria, 27, was captured in Bodrum over the weekend by Turkish authorities working on information from the Australian Federal Police who have painstakingly been searching for him for 14-months. Zakaria escaped the police dragnet when it picked up several alleged members of the Allameddine crime family in December 2021, and fled overseas on a fishing trawler to Malaysia, before continuing o...

Further details have emerged on Comanchero World Commander Mark Buddle's assets, businesses, investments and his turkish business partners from the Northern Cyprus.   his stay in northern cyprus was short but eventful. details prove that Buddle was determined to obtain citizenship and worked hard for it. he knew that he was wanted in Australia and if he obtains a citizenship in cyprus it...

Troy "Fono" Fornaciari, a heavily tattooed ex-member of Finks South Coast Chapter, appeared in Wollongong Local Court last week to plead not guilty to criminal charges . The alleged incidents took place in Dapto, south of Sydney last year. Fornaciari is known for his distinctive facial tattoos, including the words "not guilty" on one cheek, "Gods Hands" written across his chin, and "tuff love" tat...

Credits: The West Australian, 7 News and 9 News  In a court decision which might seem surprising to many, On Tuesday morning, former Hells Angel sergeant-at-arms Dayne Brajkovich was found not guilty of displaying his bikie insignia.    This decision has made Brajkovich the first to successfully challenge Western Australia's anti-insignia laws.  Brajkovich arrived at court...

Greenway appeared in court with his lawyer this week, to fight these allegations and made zero effort to cover up his illegal bikie ink.  Walking into Perth Magistrates Court, a large Comanchero tattoo could be seen on the back of his neck, partially covered by his mullet as well as “ACCA”, an acronym for “Always Comancheros, Comancheros Always”, on the front of his neck, partially covered by...

As a result of covert undercover surveillance operation, police officers on Wednesday, 28TH December 2022, pulled over Aaron Karl Labrook, 52, a senior member of the Rebels MC travelling through Ridgewood, north of Perth. Labrook is believed to be the acting State president of the Rebels MC after Jason Anthony Dixon was arrested earlier. Police say they found $210,000 in cash inside a box wrapped...

The year 2022, has been a significant year for the bikie world of Australia.  It saw many important events and caused several episodes in various motorcycle clubs across the country. From Comancheros to Rebels and from Mongols to Lone Wolves many were affected.  The results of these events caused some clubs to change their structure and leadership while other clubs were seen losing grip....

Dozens of motorbikes thundered in the southern suburbs of Auckland on Wednesday, to bid farewell to slain Notorious Mongrel Mob leader Daniel Eliu. Daniel Eliu also known as Cap Dan Notorious, was shot to death outside Seventh Day Adventist Church in Auckland, on Saturday 17th of December 2022, he was 46-year-old. He had been attending a graduation for the Grace Foundation, a Christian-based inten...

Outlaw Member's killers jailed in Napier | "China"

Tse Chi Lop, the kingpin behind Asia-Pacific based international crime super syndicate, Sam Gor, also referred to as "The Company", has been charged by the AFP after being extradited from the Netherlands on Thursday 22nd December 2022. Tse was one of the most wanted men and has been on the radar of many enforcement agencies around the world. He is also known as the Asia’s El Chapo, as the vastness...

The national president of the Rebels MC, Damien Vella appeared at the Penrith Court in NSW last week, charged with resisting and hindering police to carry out their duties.   Vella was charged in December 2021 at Silverdale, when he was stopped by police riding his Harley Davidson with his fiancée.   Two officers of the Raptor Squad, Constable Steven Norris and Senior Constable...

In September last year, Alameddine Associate Trent Jeske, 23, was arrested at his home in Guildford about after a police raid and discovery of a loaded handgun.  The raids were targeted at stop the ongoing tit-for-tat war between the Hamzy and the Alameddine clans.  Jeske was charged with six offences including possessing an unauthorised firearm, affray, two counts of possessing ammuniti...

Name suppression lapses for Hells Angels member in Auckland

Perths most recognisable bikie, has once again fronted perth magistrates court and this time he had the chance to defend himself. Ex hells angels bikie and media magnet dayne brajkovich, was once again surrounded by media outside perth court on Monday the 12th December 2022 when he attended the court with his wife jacinda hill. Media fired questions at him and as usual he did not say a word, possi...

The man accused of brutally bashing a high-profile ex-bikie Moudi Tijour at Bunnings carpark has now been arrested by Queensland Police.   Nomads bikie boss turned influencer Moudi Tajjour was set upon by four men in the carpark of a Gold Coast store on Saturday.  As Tajjour took to social media on Monday night to backtrack on revenge threats over the bashing, Organised Crime Gangs...

A man who fled Australia for Turkey while on trial for his alleged role in importing chemicals capable of making more than two million ecstasy tablets, has been arrested and returned to Australia. Tony Haddad, 46, was deported by Turkish authorities and arrived in Darwin on Friday morning, where he was arrested by Australian Federal Police officers.