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BikiesPremiumAlleged bikie crime tsar who fled WA returned to Australia

An alleged Hells Angels kingpin accused of fleeing drug and weapons charges in Australia via a chartered flight from WA has been extradited after two years on the run.

Samantha Lock & Rebecca Le May

Courts & JusticePremiumEx-bikie cops jail for ‘cruel’ torrent of domestic violence

A former Finks bikie who unleashed a torrent of abuse on his former partner months after he finished a lengthy stint behind bars for domestic violence offences against a different woman has been jailed.

Emily Moulton

CrimeVideoPremiumSix charged after sweeping raids against Comanchero bikies

Six individuals have been charged in WA during national raids targeting the Comanchero bikie gang, leading to multiple drug and weapon seizures.

Caleb Runciman

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‘Rotten to the core’: Sick extent of bikie crime laid bare

State Crime Commander Gordon Fairman said bikie gangs were known for their involvement in extortion, weapons, drug trafficking, money laundering and violent crime.

Shannon Hampton

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‘Bikies’ targeting bouncers to peddle drugs in nightclubs

Police are randomly drug testing security guards in Perth’s party precinct amid fears bikie gangs are targeting bouncers to help them distribute drugs in nightclubs.

Caleb Runciman

CrimePremiumCops order notorious bikie to appear at Lisa Govan inquest

A notorious bikie accused of stomping on Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan’s head will be ordered to appear at an inquest into her death as soon as he returns from overseas.

Caleb Runciman

Lisa GovanPremiumGovan witness makes shock admission about speaking to bikie

A witness in the Lisa Govan inquest has admitted speaking to fugitive bikie Andrew Edhouse the night before taking the stand.

Ben Harvey

Catching Lisa’s KillerVideoPremium‘Bikie gang rivalry could have led to Lisa Govan’s death’

An inquest into the suspected murder of Lisa Govan has been thrown a curveball with a witness raising the prospect of inter-gang rivalry between Club Deroes and Gypsy Jokers bikies as a reason for her death.

Ben Harvey

Catching Lisa’s KillerPremium‘Bikie jumped on Lisa Govan’s head as she lay on floor’

Club Deroes bikie elder Andrew Edhouse jumped on Lisa Govan’s head as she lay on the floor of his gang’s Kalgoorlie clubhouse, an inquest into the 25-year murder mystery has been told.

Ben Harvey

Catching Lisa’s KillerPremiumOutlaw hauled in 18 years after Lisa Govan vanished

A senior Club Deroes bikie who was partying with Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan on the morning she vanished in 1999 was arrested 18 years later but no charges were laid.

Ben Harvey

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Bikie who holds the key to finding Lisa Govan vanishes

A notorious bikie who was one of the last people to see missing Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan alive has himself vanished, disappearing on the eve of an inquest into the 25-year murder mystery.

Ben Harvey

BikiesBikie linked to Lisa Govan murder mystery set to face music

A secretive bikie considered to be one of the most dangerous men in Australia will be dragged into the national spotlight next week during an explosive inquest into a 25-year murder mystery.

Ben Harvey

WA NewsPremiumFormer Rebel’s bikie had pepper spray for ‘defence’

A one-time Rebels bikie who handed back his patch says he was travelling with pepper spray due to ‘tension’ in the gangs last year. 

Rachel Fenner

Courts & JusticePremiumBikie associate admits trafficking meth, carrying loaded gun

A Lone Wolf bikie associate has pleaded guilty to four serious charges after a dramatic police chase at Scarborough Beach.

Rebecca Le May

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Ex-bikie jailed after cops find coke in hired Range Rover

A former bikie who lost his brother to a bizarre gas bottle blast has now lost his freedom after being nabbed with a quarter of a kilogram of cocaine in a hired luxury car.

Tim Clarke

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New development in case of killer bikie’s bid for freedom

There has been a recent development in the case of bikie associate Gary White, who is serving a life sentence for a 2001 murder that he insists he did not commit.

Phil Hickey

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Review of two CFMEU officials over criminal pasts

The administrator running the bikie-ridden CFMEU is weighing the future of two senior WA officials whose criminal pasts have dragged the local chapter through the mud.

Ben Harvey

WA NewsPremiumDozens slapped with infringements at bikie burnout festival

Police issued dozens of infringements at a Gypsy Jokers-run event on the weekend and warned body-worn video footage could lead to even more notices being handed out.

Phil Hickey

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Is WA’s biggest bikie festival making a return?

The Coffin Cheaters are laying the groundwork to reignite Bindoon Rock — the festival which made the outlaw motorcycle gang a financial powerhouse of Australia’s underworld. 

Caleb Runciman

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WA Hells Angels boss netted in major crime raids

The alleged boss of the Hells Angels in WA has been netted in a nationwide operation targeting a secret crime app, with police claiming they found him with thousands of dollars in dirty cash and steroids.

Shannon Hampton

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Man charged after guns, drugs seized during gang crime raid

Police have seized guns along with drugs and other weapons after raiding a home in Perth’s eastern suburbs on Tuesday.

Phil Hickey

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Former bikie fined for face tattoo at Mindarie pub

A man who police claim is a former Mongols bikie has been fined for displaying insignia of an identified organisation at The Boat in Mindarie.

Erick Lopez

CRIMEPremiumHells Angel & Australia’s most wanted man arrested in Dubai

A senior Hells Angel bikie — who is suspected of orchestrating the importation of huge amounts of cocaine and methamphetamine into Australia — has reportedly been arrested in Dubai.

Caleb Runciman

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Police told bikie’s sister they could make charges ‘go away’

The sister of a notorious bikie boss who is hiding overseas was hauled into a jailhouse room and told by police that charges against her would ‘go away’ if she gave up the location of her exiled brother.

Emily Moulton