Police arrest alleged OMCG member at Tweed Heads with $15k worth of MDMA stashed under driver's seat
An alleged member of a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang has been arrested with an array of illicit substances and contraband in his car including a large bag of MDMA pills hidden under the driver’s seat.
Raptor squad officers charged an alleged member of the Mongols OMCG and seized multiple drugs following a vehicle stop near Tweed Heads on Thursday.
Officers attached to the state crime command’s raptor squad stopped a Ford utility travelling on Gollan Drive, Tweed Heads West, after identifying a defect on the vehicle.
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Following a further search of the vehicle, police located and seized over $6,500 cash, small amounts of cocaine, a knife and multiple electronic devices.
The estimated street value of the drugs seized is estimated to be more than $15,000.
The driver of the utility, a 37-year-old man – and alleged member of the Mongols OMCG – was arrested and taken to Tweed Heads police station.
The man was charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited drug, two counts of possessing DECCD to commit serious criminal activity, supplying a prohibited drug commercial quantity, recklessly dealing with proceeds of crime greater than $5000 and custody of a knife in a public place.
The 37-year-old was refused bail and appeared before Tweed Heads local court yesterday where he was further refused bail to appear before the same court on Monday, November 25.
