A bikie boss will be extradited to NSW following his arrest in Queensland, while a Sydney outlaw motorcycle gang associate has become the first person charged under organised crime laws targeting encrypted devices.
A 35-year-old man named by media outlets as Comanchero leader Allan Meehan was taken into custody by Gold Coast task force detectives and National Anti-Gangs Squad officers at Benowa Waters on Thursday evening.
He appeared in court where NSW police were granted authority for his extradition and he is expected to be escorted to Sydney on Friday.
It’s alleged Meehan contravened a Serious Crime Prevention Order by failing to provide his temporary address or an intended return date to his primary residence.
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Strike Force Phobetor-Harmonia officers have meanwhile also executed search warrants at two Sydney properties, arresting a 33-year-old bikie associate accused of using a dedicated encrypted devices for criminal activity.
During the raids, at Greystanes and Haymarket, police also seized steroids and several mobile phones.
The Greystanes man has been charged with two counts of failing to comply with a digital evidence access order direction, two counts of dealing with crime proceeds and intending to pervert the course of justice.
He was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Friday.
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