Mark Horne’s associates may have been crucial to helping his Uber escape plot

Mark Horne still has not surfaced more than two-and-a-half months after he cut off his ankle bracelet as he sat in the back of an Uber and went on the run.

Alleged fugitive bikie Mark Horne.

Meetings with fellow underworld associates in the days before he disappeared last October could be key to tracking down runaway bikie Mark Horne.

Horne has still not surfaced more than two-and-a-half months after he cut off his ankle bracelet as he sat in the back of an Uber and went on the run, just weeks out from a trial on charges relating to the shooting of a truckie in the Blue Mountains in 2020.

Police believe after leaving the Uber he caught a private jet from Bankstown Airport to a regional location.

A source said a key line of inquiry into where Horne went next was determining which individuals he had met with in the lead up to his vanishing act.

“We know he had links to many key people and we believe he met a senior Comanchero in the days before he disappeared,” the source said.

Mark Horne continues to live life on the run after disappearing while out on bail last October. Picture: NSW Police

Horne, 32, cut off his ankle bracelet while in the back of an Uber and vanished, with meetings he had with underworld associates in the days before potentially key to determining where he is.

The 32-year-old is known to have links to not only the Comanchero OMCG, but also the Rebels bikie gang.

Horne’s alleged escape began on Coorabin Place at Riverwood about 6.15am on Friday, October 21.

From there he hopped into an Uber – a 2004 model white Hyundai Getz, with registration BV 67 PS – and was last seen heading westbound on the M5 motorway.

Police believe that during that Uber trip Horne removed the ankle monitoring bracelet he was required to wear as part of his court ordered bail conditions.

By leaving the bracelet in the back of the Uber he gained a headstart on authorities, who were left to chase what they assumed was him – but was really the rideshare vehicle driving around the city on other jobs.

In the wake of his disappearance police released photos of fake drivers licences bearing the names Andrew Francis and Luveni Boci, which Horne is known to go by – neither of which are understood to have struck any matches.

A fake photo ID featuring an alias regularly used by Horne was released by the Criminal Groups Squad in the wake of his disappearance.

Police believe Horne took a private plane out of Bankstown Airport to a regional airport. Picture: Matthew Vasilescu

At the time, Criminal Groups Squad Commander Grant Taylor said he was “confident” Horne had managed to get out of NSW, with a possible intention to make his way to South-East Asia.

One police source said for someone with as many underworld connections as Horne, it was very possible to get out of the country while avoiding airports.

“To get out under the radar, if you’ve got the right connections, it’s not too hard and Horne would have the right connections,” they said.

“It would be a bit rough by sea, that’s for sure, but if you’re up for it, it can be done.”

Masood Zakaria (on holiday with friends Ali "Ay Huncho" Younes and Murat Gulasi in 2019) went on the run to Turkey last year after becoming aware of an impending warrant for his arrest.

Alleged Alameddine crime clan kingpin Masood Zakaria is believed to have gone to extreme lengths to flee overseas after becoming aware he was wanted by NSW Police.

Zakaria is thought to have gone from NSW to Victoria, and then across to Western Australia, where he got on a fishing boat bound for Malaysia.

Once in Asia he is suspected to have island hopped, before taking a plane to Turkey.

A warrant for his arrest on a conspiracy to murder charge, relating to the ultimately failed plot to allegedly kill Ibrahem Hamze at North Sydney in 2021, remains outstanding.

Originally published as Mark Horne’s associates may have been crucial to helping his Uber escape plot