Finks bikie Anthony Wells has parole conditions eased in court win after drug supply conviction

Facing arrest, this Finks bikie decided to “enjoy” himself when he scored more drugs than he expected – now he’s back in court arguing for more freedom.

A Finks bikie found in possession of 55g of mixed methamphetamine has received a major freedom boost after his parole conditions were eased in court.

Anthony Wittana Edwards Wells, 46, was found guilty of supplying a controlled drug in November last year but his 18-month jail sentence was backdated to August 17, 2022, meaning he had already completed his sentence.

Appearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in front of Justice Sandi McDonald, Wells, of Seaford Rise, applied for a “minor tweak” to his current parole conditions.

The proposed changes, which were deemed “reasonable” by Justice McDonald, mean the former Mongols bikie will have to wear electronic monitoring for six months only, and will now need to adhere to a 10pm curfew – varied from his previous 9pm curfew.

The change also means the parole board may extend Wells’ parole period for a further six months if they are satisfied he has breached any of the conditions.

Wells was found guilty of supplying a controlled drug but not guilty of trafficking a controlled drug following a judge-alone trial.

Judge Barklay sentenced Wells to 18 months jail, with a non-parole period of 12 months.

Finks bikie Anthony Wells was sentenced for supplying a controlled drug. Picture: Facebook

During sentencing, the District Court heard Wells was found with 55g of mixed methamphetamine at South Brighton in August 2022.

The court heard Wells left the premises he was directed to remain at on the day of the offending and knew he would inevitably be arrested and returned to custody.

“Prior to going back into custody, you had decided to take drugs and enjoy yourself as much as you could before you were arrested,” Judge Heath Barklay said.

“Because of your connections in the drug world, you contacted a drug-dealer friend and asked him to deliver you some drugs so that you could take them and share them with people that you were at the property with.”

The court heard Wells was not expecting to receive such a large amount of drugs from his friend.

“I find that your friend left you with more drugs than he would normally give you because he was concerned, as you had told him that the police may well arrest you at any moment, and he did not want to get caught himself,” Judge Barklay said.

At the time, Wells was subject to an extended supervision order, which had been in place since being sentenced in May 2016 for bashing a man who had been kidnapped and brought to his home.

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