Here’s the inside story of how a Bondi surfer became a cocaine kingpin, and part of the notorious baggage handlers’ drug syndicate which included a NSW footballer and the ‘Prince of Thieves’.
NSW Police have cracked down on Sydney’s gun wars with the use of electromagnetic radiation equipment to unveil secret weapon stashes concealed in gangsters’ vehicles.
It’s been a bloody year for bikies and their associates across the nation — with feuds leading to killings and bloodshed. This is how the gangs have changed forever.
The shocking descent of the Queensland cop killers is an ominous warning sign for Australia, experts say.
Racing fraud Bill Vlahos has copped a nine-year jail term over one of Australia’s biggest punting scams, which a judge described as “brazen dishonesty”.
A knife-wielding man committed three violent carjackings – including dragging one driver from her car – before engaging in a dangerous two hour highway pursuit.
A shocking new report reveals the extent of abuse of children in care in Australia, with children from one group particularly over-represented.
Hundreds of fatal drug overdoses in Adelaide are being reviewed by detectives to check if they were actually murders by drug dealers over unpaid debts.
Trevor King’s body was found floating in West Lakes. It looked like a suicide – but the truth was much more sinister.
Three brutal murders – one a faked suicide – were allegedly committed by the same group of offenders in Adelaide’s south, involving drug debts and extreme torture.
A violent, dangerous individual, Zivko Stojakovic is a man you hope like hell you don’t cross paths with. And now, he and a motley crew that includes two killers, a violent robber and a cocaine trafficker, are very much Brisbane’s new bad boys.
With their designer clothes, brash tattoos and penchant for hanging out at some of the most luxurious venues in Brisbane, the city’s bad boys heavily curate their public images. But that’s nothing compared to the women who choose their company.
You could be mistaken for thinking this former fish and chip shop owner is the unluckiest bloke in Queensland; he can’t avoid unwanted police attention, no matter how trivial. But, he is probably the best-known bikie in South East Queensland.
Forget seedy clubhouses and industrial estates, Brisbane’s flash bad boys would rather be seen in some of the city’s trendiest and most lavish venues. And, of course, they love to look the part, too.
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