Former Finks member charged over $30 million cross-border drug bust

An alleged former senior Finks bikie already on bail for serious drug offences has been charged over a $30 million meth haul in a major cross-border police operation.

An alleged former senior Finks bikie already charged with drug trafficking offences has been arrested over a $30m meth haul in Western Australia – and released again on his existing bail agreement.

Alleged former outlaw motorcycle club Milomir Vitor, 36, faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday alongside a second man, 58, from Seaford.

The duo were arrested on Wednesday over a 2022 joint SA Police/WA Police operation that allegedly uncovered a drug syndicate trafficking more than 40kg of methylamphetamine.

WA Police seized the drugs last year during searches at East Perth and Scarborough – two men are already facing charges in that state over the haul.

On Thursday, Mr Vitor and his co-accused appeared in court charged with two counts each of trafficking in a large commercial quantity of a controlled drug.

An alleged former Finks member has been arrested as part of a $30 million meth haul seized in Western Australia in July last year. Picture: SA Police

The court heard Mr Vitor was already on home detention bail for charges of trafficking a large commercial quantity of, and manufacturing, a controlled drug.

At that time, prosecutors said he had been a “senior member of the Finks and had been committing serious drug trafficking offences over a considerable period”.

Counsel for Mr Vitor asked he be released, over the new charges, on identical home detention bail conditions.

They argued the alleged WA offending predated the bail agreement, meaning no argument could be made that he had reoffended since his release.

A police prosecutor said he did not oppose home detention, and Magistrate Karim Soetratma remanded him on identical conditions to face court again in January.

The 58-year-old man was also granted home detention bail – however, all details concerning his identity and his counsel’s submissions were suppressed by the court.

Outside court, Head of the Drug and Organised Crime Task Force Detective Chief Inspector Mark Hubbard said the SA men were allegedly involved in the production of the drugs in SA in June and July last year, and facilitated the trafficking of the drugs to WA.

He said the drugs had an approximate value of $7m if sold by the kilogram and had a street value of $30m.

“That’s a lot of harm on communities,” he said, adding that further arrests were expected over the bust.

“Police will be relentless in their pursuit of those people who deal illicit drugs in South Australia,” he said.

“This should serve as a reminder for drug traffickers that law enforcement agencies will work together to bring criminal syndicates such as this to justice.”

Speaking generally, Det Chief Insp Hubbard said drugs were being trafficked via road, rail, air and through ports around Australia.

He said the drugs had been manufactured in a clandestine drug lab which had been shut down by police.

A 30-year-old Morphett Vale man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with offences unrelated to the Western Australia bust. Picture: SA Police

“I think we are sending a very clear message with operations like yesterday and other operations over the past few years that we take this criminality extremely seriously and that we leave no stone unturned to put these people behind bars,” he said.

Also on Wednesday, Robert Rajkovic, 35, of Morphett Vale, faced court after Serious and Organised Crime detectives charged him with offences unrelated to the WA bust.

Police allege 850g of methylamphetamine, more than $82,000 in cash, a cash counter, a taser, 15 viles of steroids and 20 strips of suboxone were found at his home.

Mr Rajkovic was charged with trafficking a commercial quantity of a controlled drug, money laundering, possessing a dangerous article and possessing prescription drugs.

He made no application for bail and was remanded in custody until January.