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‘Turn on each other’PremiumMan in court over shotgun shooting amid bikie tension

Police have hosed down fears a tit-for-tat bikie war is brewing in Perth – instead saying that internal squabbles over drug debts could be behind three terrifying armed incidents this week.

Tim Clarke

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Shock details uncover bikie, cartel links to $120m drug bust

Incredible new details behind last weekend’s huge cocaine bust in WA’s Pilbara region — including a link to a Comanchero bikie gang associate — can now be revealed.

Phil Hickey

War escalating?VideoPremiumInglewood shooting believed to be bikie linked

A man believed to have bikie links was found with a gunshot wound to his leg in East Fremantle early Friday morning.

Emily Baker and Sarah Steger

Shocking visionVideoTerrifying footage released of bikie-related home invasion

Disturbing CCTV footage has been released by police as they continue to investigate a bikie-related home invasion near the Perth Hills on Tuesday night.

Phil Hickey

ongoing tensions PremiumCops explore whether ‘rival bikies’ behind home invasion

Simmering tensions between rival bikies is being probed by gang crime squad detectives as a possible motive behind an attempted home invasion near the Perth Hills on Tuesday night.

Phil Hickey

Operation Ironside PremiumBikie boss’ mum accused of laundering has bail extended

The mother of Comanchero boss Ray Cilli has returned to court, after her legal team was handed the details of how police say she attempted to launder almost $1 million of the gang’s drug proceeds.

Tim Clarke

Shot and killedSydney shooting victim Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad’s nephew

A man killed in Sydney’s second deadly shooting this week has been revealed as the nephew of slain gangster Mahmoud ‘Brownie’ Ahmad.

bikie wars PremiumFuneral held for bikie boss’ brother after fatal shooting

The brother of a bikie boss shot dead this week has been farewelled in Sydney amid fears of a simmering gangland war in the city.

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All out warPremiumBikie gunned down in hail of bullets at Sydney gym

A Comanchero bikie and his brother were shot several times at a south-west Sydney gym last night, leaving one dead and the other fighting for his life.

Kellie Balaam

Rebels boss guiltyPremiumBikie who washed drugs down sink admits $150k cash charge

The South West bikie boss who was jailed for washing a bag of drugs down the sink has now admitted to possessing more than $150,000 in unlawfully obtained cash after separate police raids on his home.

Jakeb Waddell and Luke McPherson

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‘Until further notice’Premium
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Family feud delays funeral for one-time bikie

The funeral for one-time bikie Ricky Chapman — who died at work 16 months after he was caught in the crossfire of a sniper assassination — is on hold because of a bitter feud over his body.

Shannon Hampton and Daryna Zadvirna

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WA police seizing 20 guns a day since crackdown announced

Cops have seized almost 3500 firearms in six months — an average of 20 a day — since the State Government announced plans to give police sweeping new powers to keep guns out of the hands of bikies.

Peter Law

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Perth woman becomes just another bikie drug mule fool

Bikie-linked syndicates are targeting gullible cleanskins to dig up and deliver millions of dollars worth of drugs hidden in Perth bushland and parks, with a 27-year-old woman the latest to pay a hefty price.

Rebecca Le May

Crying foul PremiumHow four bikies forced a major backdown from top cop

Four bikies have forced an awkward backdown from WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson, after they successfully challenged the dispersal notices they were handed during a conspicuous outlaw funeral last weekend.

Tim Clarke

Watch NowVideoPremiumUp Late: How Dayne Brajkovich ended bikie life as we knew it

In tonight’s show, Harvey reveals why Dayne Brajkovich is the reason the WA Government cracked down on gangs – and why every bikie in WA should hate the one-time Hells Angel for ruining their way of life.

Up Late | Wed, May 4

‘F..k the police’PremiumTattooed bikie Brajkovich plasters up ahead of court date

Dayne Brajkovich — one of WA’s most recognisable bikies — made sure he was plastered before he attended his latest court date, hiding one of his more controversial, infamous tattoos.

Tim Clarke

‘Tight leash’PremiumBikie granted bail after alleged horror attack on girlfriend

Infamous Mongol Rozbeh Tangshabani has been granted bail despite a violent and ‘degrading’ assault he allegedly unleashed on his girlfriend.

Sarah Steger

Bikie bustPremiumWA drug kingpin’s ‘paymaster’ jailed for 56kg meth bust role

The money man for a methamphetamine syndicate controlled by Safety Bay drug lord and one-time Comanchero State commander Nikola Maksimovic has been jailed for four years for his role in the illicit business.

Shannon Hampton

‘No peace’VideoPremiumQuigley vows to make WA ‘the worst place’ for bikies

Attorney General John Quigley vows outlaw motorcycle gang members will be given ‘no peace’ by police after 100 bikies were targeted under the McGowan Government’s tough new laws while attending a funeral.

Michael Traill

See the picturesVideoPremiumCops hit bikies with major crackdown at Gypsy Joker funeral

More than 100 bikies have been handed dispersal notices under tough new anti-gang laws during a funeral ride for a senior Gypsy Joker in Fremantle.

Daryna Zadvirna

Vile attackPremiumTeenage victim of savage bikie assault in stable condition

A teenage boy who was allegedly savagely beaten with a metal baseball bat by a bikie member on Sunday remains in a stable condition in hospital. 

Brianna Dugan

shocking allegations PremiumBikie charged over savage baseball bat attack on teen

A Perth bikie allegedly bashed a 14-year-old boy so savagely with a metal baseball bat that the boy suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.

Phil Hickey

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‘he deserves to come home’Premium
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Family feud erupts over body of ex-bikie Ricky Chapman

A feud has broken out over former bikie Ricky Chapman’s body, with his mother revealing her son’s ex girlfriend was still listed as his next of kin, despite their recent breakup.

Sarah Steger and Phil Hickey

‘Sadly missed’PremiumChapman’s ex fundraising for former bikie’s funeral

The ex-partner of former Bandido bikie Ricky Chapman, who died at work at a Rio Tinto port, has created a GoFundMe page to give him the funeral ‘he deserves’.

Brianna Dugan