Bikie brawlers let off by loophole

 THE State Government has been asked to close a legal loophole that allowed 10 Hells Angels to escape charges. Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras, QC, has confirmed he met Attorney-General John Rau to discuss a flaw in the Criminal Law Consolidation Act relating to charges of riot, affray and violent disorder, after the dramatic development in the high-profile bikie case this month. Aggravated riot charges were dropped on March...

ONE of Australia's most wanted crime figures, Comanchero bikie drug supplier Hakan Ayik, is suspected by authorities of setting up a ''super'' drug laboratory

March 25, 2012Read laterIN india capable of exporting tonnes of methamphetamine around the world.The lab was investigated by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Australian and Indian authorities in 2010. The agencies suspect it was designed to facilitate industrial-scale illicit...

Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang member pleads guilty

 Allan "Dog" Hunter, 33, of Chicago, was present during the March 6, 2011, shooting death of Javell T. Thornton, 32, also of Chicago, at 126 South Main St. according to a federal indictment. As part of his plea, Hunter, a member of the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, admitted Thursday in federal court that he conspired with other members of the gang to dispose of several firearms after the shooting. WOS was in Marion for a meeting at...

The Hell’s Angels and Rock Machine are constantly trying to get established in every community

A couple of blatant scofflaws were given short shrift by police Sunday afternoon after a less than routine stop over a traffic violation. A motorcyclist flying the colours of a well-known outlaw biker gang drew police attention – not by bragging about his criminal affiliation with a vest bearing a “striker” emblem, but by speeding down Victoria Street at 95 kilometres per hour on Victoria Street. After doling out a $368 fine, three demerit points...

Hells Angels bikie war will explode in Kings Cross.

 POLICE investigating the Hells Angels have launched a new taskforce amid fears a full-blown bikie war will explode in Kings Cross. The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the operation, code-named Strike Force Cheviot, was set up after 40 to 50 members of the Hells Angels descended on the red-light district last month. Police believe the "unprecedented" act may have been designed to send a message to rival bikie group Nomads, which have long controlled...