An alleged Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang member is due to face Perth Magistrates Court today (25 February 2022) after being charged by the Western Australia National Anti-Gangs Squad for alleged drug supply.
WA NAGS investigators arrested the 37-year-old man in Midland at a search warrant yesterday, where they seized 600g of methamphetamine and an unregistered firearm.
The arrest is part of a larger operation targeting the criminal activities of the Comanchero OMCG and their associates in WA.
Australian Federal Police Acting Inspector Chris Colley said outlaw motorcycle groups remained an ongoing threat here and across Australia.
"OMCGs are organised criminal syndicates that have no qualms trafficking illicit drugs and firearms, or committing acts of extreme violence to maintain their way of life," Acting Inspector Colley said.
"The AFP and its partners in the National Anti-Gangs Squad teams around the country are committed to putting a stop to their illegal activities and keeping the community safe."
WA Police Force's Serious and Organised Crime Division Detective Superintendent John Hutchison said targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs, and their members and associates, remains a key priority of WA Police.
"Our community is no stranger to the harm created by illicit drugs, in particular methamphetamine, and we will do everything in our power to continue to disrupt and dismantle the organised crime networks that profit from the distribution of those drugs," he said.
"Outlaw motorcycle gangs rely on criminal activities to fund their operations and they have no regard for the damage their drug dealing activities cause to our community, including some of our most vulnerable citizens.
"Our state and Commonwealth partnerships, such as the National Anti-Gangs Squad, continue to deliver arrest outcomes that contribute to our goal of keeping our community safe from the criminal activity of those criminal networks."
The 37-year-old Swan View man was charged with possessing a trafficable quantity of a prohibited drug, contrary to section 6(1) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA).
Enquiries into the ownership of the unregistered firearm are ongoing and investigators have not ruled out further charges.
WA NAGS comprises members from the Australian Federal Police, Western Australia Police Force and Australian Taxation Office.
