5:08 pm today

Almost every member of Comanchero gang facing charges

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm today

Almost every member of the Comanchero motorcycle gang is facing charges after a three year long police investigation. Police say they've laid more than 100 charges, seized more than 200 kilograms of meth, more than 1.2 million dollars in cash, 14 vehicles including motorbikes and they've restrained more than 9 million dollars in assets. It's alleged the gang was running drugs, and a sophisticated money laundering operation, in part to fund military style training for for some of its members. Inland revenue, Customs and Corrections were all involved in the investigation. Director of the National Organised Crime Group Detective Superintendent Greg Williams spoke to Lisa Owen.