The Sunshine man remains in custody assisting police with their enquiries.
This arrest forms part of a joint investigation by the ECHO Taskforce and the AFP National Anti-Gangs Squad into the trafficking of illicit drugs.
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A Gucci-loving bikie boss has been extradited to Sydney several weeks after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Comancheros bikie boss Tarek Zahed, 40, was escorted by heavily-armed officers from in handcuffs through Sydney Airport after touching down on a flight from Melbourne about 4.20pm on Monday.
Renowned for his love for luxury fashion labels, Zahed was casually dressed in a black Nike T-shirt and blue and red tracksuit pants.
He refused to answer questions from reporters asking what he had been doing in Melbourne, and whether he was avoiding police, but smiled under his mask when asked about his Gucci outfit.
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Australian-first OMCG exit and prevention program launched
Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services The Honourable Mark Ryan
Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, the Honourable Mark Ryan MP, joined Commissioner Katarina Carroll today to officially launch Australia’s first exit program for former outlaw motorcycle gang members wanting a lasting way out of gang life.
The Exit Program launch coincided with the release of two videos revealing the truth about associating with OMCGs as told by former gang members and families.
The former outlaw motorcycle gang members featured in the videos tell how they and their families continue to live with the consequences of their choice to join a gang.
Crime by Shannon Hampton, Phil Hickey, Sarah Steger 14th Dec 2020 9:36 AM
Premium Content  Within minutes of bikie heavyweight Nick Martin being shot dead - most likely from a sniper s bullet - the manhunt for his killer began. As the crowds at Perth Motorplex were prevented from leaving as the grim scene of paramedics trying to revive the 51-year-old Rebel gang member took place in front of them, the gunman was making a quick escape. The large Kwinana venue offers a sharp marksman a wide range of places to lie in wait with police investigating if the killer was perched in a stand 100m away when they made the precision shot or hidden in bushes on the raceway s boundary fence.
Crime by Shannon Hampton, Phil Hickey, Sarah Steger 14th Dec 2020 9:36 AM
Premium Content  Within minutes of bikie heavyweight Nick Martin being shot dead - most likely from a sniper s bullet - the manhunt for his killer began. As the crowds at Perth Motorplex were prevented from leaving as the grim scene of paramedics trying to revive the 51-year-old Rebel gang member took place in front of them, the gunman was making a quick escape. The large Kwinana venue offers a sharp marksman a wide range of places to lie in wait with police investigating if the killer was perched in a stand 100m away when they made the precision shot or hidden in bushes on the raceway s boundary fence.