Alleged Comanchero bikie Daniel John Bennett allegedly called his dad from jail and asked him to collect drug debt

An alleged Comanchero bikie’s Supreme Court bail plea has come undone after calling his dad from jail to collect a drug debt.

An alleged Comanchero bikie has been refused bail in the Supreme Court after he was caught calling his father from prison and asking him to collect a drug debt.

Daniel John Bennett, 34, appeared in the Supreme Court on Tuesday requesting a bail review after previously being denied.

However, the application was dismissed by Justice Sandi McDonald over his alleged links to the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, evidence that he might flee the state given his access to “large amounts of cash” and an iPad app to make false IDs.

Mr Bennett was arrested on February 15 after police alleged he attended a Plympton Park Home and observed him throwing a bag, containing a loaded gun, on to a roof.

He is charged with aggravated possessing a firearm, trafficking a controlled drug and money laundering.

A further search of the home allegedly uncovered 28g of methylamphetamine, $20,900 in cash, several fake IDs and passports, Comanchero clothing and a notebook listing drug debts.

While handing down her judgment Justice McDonald said Mr Bennett had called his father from prison regarding the drug debts.

“There are indications there might be a more broadbased family association with the Comanchero,” she said.

“As I mentioned, Mr Bennett’s father has been charged with drug trafficking as a result of Mr Bennett asking him to get a drug debt.”

Justice McDonald also said Mr Bennett’s alleged connection to the Comanchero means he was likely to the state if released on any form of bail.

“It is submitted that this association with the Comanchero, suggests that through his gang membership, Mr Bennett has affiliations with other gang members around Australia,” she said.

The court heard Mr Bennett’s father has also been charged with drug trafficking.

“It would also seem Mr Bennett has access to large amounts of cash given what was located at the house at the time of his arrest.”

Justice McDonald also said several fake IDs were found in the Housing SA unit where Mr Bennett was arrested.

“Of particular concern are the numerous false IDs in Mr Bennett’s name that were also found at the house, along with an application or program that was found on an iPad that had the ability to make false identification documents,” she said.

“There were also a number of passports in other people’s names, along with Mr Bennett’s passport, creating the obvious inference that having created false driving licences, the next step was to create or forge passports.

“It was submitted that this evidence suggests that Mr Bennett is a genuine flight risk.”

Justice McDonald dismissed Mr Bennett’s application saying no special circumstances had been established.

“Mr Bennett’s circumstances are of such that, even if special circumstances had been established, I still would not have exercised my discretion to grant bail,” she said.

“The genuine risk that Mr Bennett poses of reoffending or rescinding is so great that he is not an appropriate candidate for bail in any form.”

Mr Bennett will next appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court later this year.