Conman Peter Foster blames private investigator Ken Gamble for arrest
Peter Foster has blamed a private investigator for his arrest, as new footage shows police tackling him.
Conman Peter Foster has blamed a private investigator for his arrest, as dramatic new footage shows the moment two policemen dressed as joggers crash tackled him on a far-north Queensland beach.
Foster, 57, arrived at Cairns airport in an unmarked police car on Monday and was led out in a Hawaiian shirt and handcuffs by detectives to be taken to Sydney to face fraud and money laundering charges.
Living up to his reputation for drama, Foster was confronted by a media pack at the airport and immediately launched into a tirade against private investigator Ken Gamble, who was instrumental in his arrest.
“This has been orchestrated by Ken Gamble,” he said.
A journalist asked Foster how his dogs were and if he was glad they were being looked after, after he had expressed concern for their welfare at the time of his arrest.
In June, @60Mins reported Peter Foster was more than a career fraudster, revealing accusations he'd attempted to hire a hitman to take out one of his enemies. Now on #60Mins, Foster’s dramatic arrest marks another sensational chapter in the life & crimes of the nefarious conman. pic.twitter.com/jga29rpmat
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60Mins) August 23, 2020
“They’re great. See, that’s the most beautiful question a journalist’s ever asked me,” he said.
It comes as footage of Foster’s arrest shows him walking his two dogs, Che Che and Luigina, on Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas beach last Thursday.
Two officers dressed in singlets and shorts are seen jogging towards him then suddenly slamming him into the sand.
Foster initially struggles against the officers before calming down.
He allegedly raked in millions of dollars in an online gambling scam and was arrested following an investigation by NSW fraud squad detectives.
Mr Gamble was there for the arrest after personally tracking Foster’s movements in the town for the past month on behalf of a scammed client.
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