General Law News

Finks Bikie Jailed for Drug Trafficking

A FINKS bikie member who supplied an undercover cop with more than $90,000 worth of ecstasy and speed has been jailed for trafficking methamphetamines and MDMA on the Gold Coast.

Darren James Watson last week pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Brisbane to two counts of drug trafficking and six counts of supplying a dangerous drug and possession of a Mercedes-Benz motorcycle police said was used as part of the offending.

Bail is Varied To Allow Couple Contact

Expectant Mum ‘Hid Pill Stash’

Luke Royes | 21 January, 2012 | Gold Coast Bulletin

A Runaway Bay woman allegedly strapped about 2kg of illicit drugs to her pregnant belly in an attempt to smuggle them into the country.

The Latest UK Phone Scams Hitting Mobile Phones

Cameron Browne speaks to Channel 9 News on the latest UK phone scams hitting mobile phones. Watch the full video here;

Man Jailed Over Child Porn ‘Library’

Luke Royes   |  December 12th, 2011 | Gold Coast News

A HELENSVALE 24-year-old who created a massive child pornography online “library” has been jailed for three-and-a-half  years.

Gold Coast Community At War With Itself

Not all fun in the sun as financial cracks emerge

6 December, 2011 | Gold Coast Bulletin

The Gold Coast City Council social report shows a community that is “at war with itself”, says lawyer Bill Potts.

Finks Granted Bail on Serious Drug Charges

Finks caught up in mass drug arrests

Greg Stolz & Jeremy Pierce | 29 November, 2011 | The Courier Mail

Two Gold Coast bikie brothers were among more than 30 people arrested after a major police probe into drugs and prostitution.

Smashed From the Inside as Raids Net Suspects

Jessica Elder | 29 November, 2011 | Gold Coast Bulletin

Two Finks motorcycle gang members and 12 Finks associates were arrested yesterday after dawn drug raids on 15 Gold Coast properties.

2 Men Charged with over 60 Counts of Fraud & Identity Theft

Bill Potts appears in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for two men charged with over 60 counts of fraud and identity theft.

Stabbing Victim had History of Alcohol-Fuelled Rages

A JURY which convicted a Gold Coast tiler of murdering his defacto wife in a violent domestic confrontation should have been told the victim allegedly had a history of alcohol fuelled rages, a court heard today.

Richard John Vollmer, 38, has always maintained he was acting in self defence when he repeatedly stabbed Alissa De-Monie, including 10 times in the back, at their Burleigh Heads home two years ago.

Police on Jail Duty – Prison Overflow

NOT SUITABLE: Watchhouses, designed for short-term remands, are being used to house prisoners as the state’s jails run out of room, a situation condemned as bordering on cruelty. Source: The Courier-Mail