Comanchero bikie arrested by Echo Taskforce detectives
Dramatic footage has captured the moment a patched Comanchero bikie is arrested at Melbourne airport as part of an ongoing police investigation.
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A patched Comanchero bikie has been arrested by Echo Taskforce detectives as part of an ongoing police investigation.
Echo investigators were contacted by ACT Police before 6pm on Thursday, May 5, requesting assistance in arresting the man and supporting his extradition process for his return to the ACT.
With the assistance of Australian Federal Police, Echo detectives attended Melbourne Airport and arrested a 30-year-old Coombs man.
His arrest follows the execution of a warrant by ACT Police at his home address on April 30 as part of an investigation into drug trafficking and firearm related offending.
Detectives from ACT Policing arrived in Melbourne on Friday to apply for his extradition.
He will face ACT Magistrates’ Court on Monday May, 9, charged with trafficking a controlled drug.
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