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Finks outlaw motorcycle gang member arrested after South Brighton bust

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in the latest of a series of bikie stings, after police found two ounces of meth at a South Brighton home.

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A western suburbs meth bust has led to the arrest of three people, including a member of the Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.

SA Police raided a South Brighton property just after 2pm on Wednesday where they discovered two ounces of a substance believed to be methamphetamine.

Police say a credit card knife was also found at the property.

A 44-year-old Seaford Rise man involved in the Finks motorcycle gang was arrested on a parole board warrant and charged with trafficking a controlled drug.

Two other people, a 41-year-old woman of no fixed address and a 32-year-old Inman Valley man, where also arrested.

The woman was charged with breaching her home detention bail, trafficking a controlled drug, being in possession of a dangerous article and unlawful possession of property, while the man was charged with trafficking a controlled drug.

All three people were refused bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court later today.

Police say a credit card knife was found at the property. Picture: SA Police
Police say a credit card knife was found at the property. Picture: SA Police

The arrests are the latest in a string of bikie stings, after the current commander and sergeant-at-arms of the Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang were targeted in a police operation earlier this month.

Six members of the gang were arrested and charged with association offences after meeting at a park on Alexandra St in Prospect on Thursday, August 4.

SA Police Chief Inspector David Huddy said police would work tirelessly to reduce community harm associated with motorcycle gangs.

“South Australia Police will continue to take every opportunity to investigate, disrupt and suppress the criminal activities of outlaw motorcycle gang members and their associates,” Chief Inspector Huddy said.

The Comanchero bikie gang is rivalled only by the Hells Angels for membership in South Australia.

However, their ranks were diminished by the arrest of multiple key members of the gang as a result of Operation Ironside.

Senior enforcers, leaders and the directors of multiple companies and businesses linked to the gang are now behind bars with pending charges of conspiracy to murder, money laundering and drug trafficking.

Police have said that in recent months the Comanchero and the Hells Angels have been waging a running skirmish across Adelaide.

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