The changing face of Australian bikies from mates riding bikes to becoming Instagram stars

The image of the hairy, beer-swilling bikie cruising back roads in a formation of Harley-Davidsons is as dated as the notion they are all harmless social rebels. 

Today’s outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members are more likely to be found posing on Instagram with bikini-clad babes than playing pool in clubhouses with their mates.

Where once alcohol and cannabis were the drugs most associated with bikies the gangs are now major distributors – and sometimes users – of substances such as methylamphetamine, or ice.

OMCGs still outwardly insist they are ‘clubs’, ‘family’ and ‘brotherhoods’ rather than ‘gangs’ but many are considered sophisticated international crime syndicates.

In an era when OMCG members in some Australian jurisdictions are no longer allowed to be seen together in their club colours, bikies are perhaps more visible than ever. 

One senior bikie who found himself blocked from re-entering the country even turned to crowd-funding – offering PayPal to supporters who wanted to buy T-shirts and keyrings – to help pay for his legal fees. 

 

Long hair and beards were the order of the day for Australia’s early bikies. Pictured are members of the Gypsy Jokers, including leader Brownie (in T-shirt), at Stroud, NSW, in 1981

Australian bikie gangs were once scruffy bands of brothers who rode motorcycles, drank beer together and rejected social norms. Pictured are Hells Angels members in Sydney in 1974

Australian bikie gangs were once scruffy bands of brothers who rode motorcycles, drank beer together and rejected social norms. Pictured are Hells Angels members in Sydney in 1974

Ben Geppert (pictured) is an ex-Hells Angel who is believed to have patched over to the Finks. He is one of a new breed of Australian bikie who is happy to flaunt his life all over social media 

Ben Geppert (pictured) is an ex-Hells Angel who is believed to have patched over to the Finks. He is one of a new breed of Australian bikie who is happy to flaunt his life all over social media 

Brett 'Kaos' Pechey (right), the ex-president of a Queensland Bandidos chapter, pictured with Rikki-Louise Jones (left) the cousin of Ben 'Notorious' Geppert's partner Allaina Jones

Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey (right), the ex-president of a Queensland Bandidos chapter, pictured with Rikki-Louise Jones (left) the cousin of Ben ‘Notorious’ Geppert’s partner Allaina Jones

Many members do not even ride motorcycles, preferring luxury European cars. And ‘real ol’ ladies’ – or girlfriends – have been replaced with buxom Instagram stars.

While codes of not cooperating with authorities or speaking publicly on club business still apply, bikie gangs have embraced social media to preen and posture online. 

Young gang members are happy to post pictures of themselves and their girlfriends on Facebook and clubs have long had their own websites. 

Australian bikies use Instagram to flaunt their wealth, taunt their rivals and announce personal matters such hook-ups, break-ups and pregnancies to their followers.

The new brigade’s members are more heavily tattooed than ever – sometimes head to toe – work out in gyms and wear flash jewellery with designer clothes.

They look more like rap artists than AC/DC fans and can be found sipping vodka, lime and soda in nightclubs rather than draining schooners in front bars. 

Earlier this year feuding Instagram fans Ben ‘Notorious’ Geppert, a former Hells Angels enforcer, and ex-Bandidos chapter president Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey engaged not in a fistfight but a brutal social media stoush. 

Members of the Gypsy Jokers join with members of the Finks and Mobshitters clubs for the wake of fellow bikie Leo 'Brains' Martin at the Millers Hotel in Sydney's Fairfield in 1977

Members of the Gypsy Jokers join with members of the Finks and Mobshitters clubs for the wake of fellow bikie Leo ‘Brains’ Martin at the Millers Hotel in Sydney’s Fairfield in 1977

Ben 'Notorious' Geppert and his girlfriend Allaina Jones (pictured) strike an Instagram pose

Ben ‘Notorious’ Geppert and his girlfriend Allaina Jones (pictured) strike an Instagram pose

Ben 'Notorious' Geppert (left) is part of a new breed of bike who love posing on social media

Ben ‘Notorious’ Geppert (left) is part of a new breed of bike who love posing on social media

Geppert and Pechey’s falling out came after weeks of friendly displays alongside their glamorous Instagram star partners Allaina and Rikki-Louise Jones.

Meanwhile, senior Rebels bikie Chris Rymer celebrated his release from prison last year with a series of Instagram posts including a shot taken in the dock as he was acquitted of a torture attack and a prison cell covered in blood.

Weeks after his acquittal Rymer also shared a snap with his glamorous partner announcing they were expecting a child.

Rymer told his followers: ‘Straight out and straight into it. Love my lil fam can’t wait till August to meet my new baby Rymer’, with the charming hashtag #freshouttajailknockingbitchesup.

He also shared pictures of himself enjoying shopping trips to Louis Vuitton and visiting theme parks on the Gold Coast. 

Denim and leather-clad members of the Gypsy Jokers raise their right fists as they attend the funeral of their comrade Willie Bull at St James Church at Smithfield in Sydney in 1974

Denim and leather-clad members of the Gypsy Jokers raise their right fists as they attend the funeral of their comrade Willie Bull at St James Church at Smithfield in Sydney in 1974

Mourners at Mahmoud 'Mick' Hawi's funeral in February are led by a man carrying a picture of the slain bikie. Hawi took over the once mostly white Comanchero from William 'Jock' Ross 

Mourners at Mahmoud ‘Mick’ Hawi’s funeral in February are led by a man carrying a picture of the slain bikie. Hawi took over the once mostly white Comanchero from William ‘Jock’ Ross 

Within weeks of being acquitted over a brutal bashing, Chris Rymer (pictured) shared a snap with his glamorous partner on Instagram announcing the couple was expecting a baby

Within weeks of being acquitted over a brutal bashing, Chris Rymer (pictured) shared a snap with his glamorous partner on Instagram announcing the couple was expecting a baby

It is all a long way from the 1970s and 1980s when bearded bikies styled themselves as denim-clad rebels who liked riding motorcycles with their mates and kept largely to themselves.

The current crop of bikies might look like they’ve stepped off a music video but Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission takes them seriously. 

‘Outlaw Motor Cycle Gangs (OMCGs) are one of the most high-profile manifestations of organised crime, with an active presence in all Australian states and territories,’ it states. 

‘They see themselves as the “one percenters” who operate outside the law. 

‘Their criminal activities distinguish OMCGs from recreational motorcycle riding clubs, which are made up of people who get together solely to ride their motor cycles and socialise.’

While OMCGs featured prominently in public discussions of organised crime in Australia, it was difficult to gauge the percentage of organised crime attributed specifically to their members. 

An officer from Strike Force Raptor takes part in the execution of a search warrant on the clubhouse of the Odin's Warriors at Tweed Heads on the NSW-Queensland border in 2014

An officer from Strike Force Raptor takes part in the execution of a search warrant on the clubhouse of the Odin’s Warriors at Tweed Heads on the NSW-Queensland border in 2014

Police from Strike Force Raptor raid a Comanchero clubhouse on the NSW Central Coast

Police from Strike Force Raptor raid a Comanchero clubhouse on the NSW Central Coast

Federal and state police found bikie colours, firearms, ammunition, explosives, ice and cannabis during a series of raids on properties including this one across Tasmania in May 2016

Federal and state police found bikie colours, firearms, ammunition, explosives, ice and cannabis during a series of raids on properties including this one across Tasmania in May 2016

‘Australian OMCG activities are mostly domestic, but they increasingly have international connections,’ the ACIC states. 

‘This includes Australian OMCGs expanding offshore or cooperating with overseas chapters and sophisticated and high threat organised crime groups operating in Australia and internationally.’

The ACIC’s most recent assessment of OMCGs identified there were 40 main gangs  operating in Australia, with more than 4,420 patched members, 740 prospects and at least 4,230 associates.

THE EARLY YEARS: FROM THE 1960s TO MILPERRA 

According to author Arthur Veno’s 2002 book The Brotherhoods, the first of Australia’s US-style outlaw clubs was the Gladiators, which proclaimed itself a one percenter club in 1963. 

‘However, it wasn’t until the late 1960s and early 1970s that the outlaw bikie clubs hit Australia in any significant numbers,’ Veno wrote. ‘The first Australian Hells Angels chapters were officially inaugurated in Melbourne and Sydney on 23 August 1973.’

The Hells Angels are the world's oldest and by far best-known outlaw motorcycle gang

The Hells Angels are the world’s oldest and by far best-known outlaw motorcycle gang

The Comanchero made headlines in 1984 after a clash between the gang and their rivals, the Bandidos, killed seven people. Pictured is a United Motorcycle Council ride in Sydney in 2009

The Comanchero made headlines in 1984 after a clash between the gang and their rivals, the Bandidos, killed seven people. Pictured is a United Motorcycle Council ride in Sydney in 2009

The website of one of Australia’s most organised and dangerous gangs, the Comanchero, states it was founded by five men on the New South Wales Central Coast on April 15, 1966.

Those five men claimed three common interests: brotherhood, respect and loyalty. One of those men was Comanchero Supreme Commander William ‘Jock’ Ross, a Scot and former solider.

That brotherhood was never just a casual social club. Its members were sworn to adhere to Ross’s Ten Commandments, including that they not take hard drugs, and operated along para-military lines.

‘During the early 1970’s the club developed into a Brotherhood of COMOS that just wanted to have fun with their Brothers and Ride free on their motorcycle,’ the Comanchero website still states.

‘But The Club soon caused nervousness among the local police as they never understood the lifestyle The Club chose to live.’

‘During the 1980’s The Club began to develop a certain cognizance amongst the public. They were known as a Brotherhood that lived and loved the Australian Culture. 

William George ‘Jock’ Ross (pictured) founded the Comanchero in New South Wales in 1966

William George ‘Jock’ Ross (pictured) founded the Comanchero in New South Wales in 1966

‘Despite many of The Clubs tragic events that took place, nothing could divide the Brothers In Arms… ‘

MILPERRA: THE END OF INNOCENCE 

The most tragic of those events occurred at Milperra, in Sydney’s south-west, on Father’s Day 1984 when a 14-year-old girl was killed in the cross-fire of a gun battle outside the Viking Tavern.

Four Comanchero and two rival Bandidos members were also shot dead in an event that changed the public perception of bikies in Australia forever. 

Until Milperra, bikies in Australia were something of a novelty, men who largely stayed out of the public eye and seemed dangerously odd rather than a serious criminal threat.

The late Ron Stephenson, a distinguished detective who commanded the police task force that investigated the Father’s Day Massacre and brought the perpetrators to trial, wrote a book called Milperra: The Road To Justice.

‘Until that September day, outlaw bikie gangs (OMGs) did not hold a very high profile in Australia,’ he noted.

‘What the NSW Police Force did not understand was that we were standing toe-to-toe with a criminal network that was bigger, tougher and more powerful than the Mafia.

Comanchero Ten Commandments

1. The President is the Supreme Commander of the Comanchero.

2. Any member found guilty of cowardice will be thrown out of the Club.

3. Any member found guilty of stealing from a member of the Club itself will be thrown out of the Club.

4. Any member found guilty of screwing another member’s Real Ol’ Lady or taking advantage of a rift between them for future ‘conning up’ will be thrown out.

5. Any member found guilty of breeding dissension in the Club (ie Running down the President of the Club or Club policies in any way, shape of form – or bad s*** rumours) will be thrown out.

6. Any member found guilty of selling, distributing or using hard drugs will be thrown out.

7. Any member found guilty of using their superior ability to ‘con’ another member or nominated member out of their bikes, money or valuables will be severely dealt with.

8. Any member found guilty of not helping another member who is in genuine trouble, not bulls*** trouble, will be severely dealt with.

9. Any member found guilty of divulging Club business to anyone not a member, unless directed by the President, will be severely dealt with.

10. Any member found guilty of wearing his Colours on or around anything other than a British or American motorcycle of 500cc or more will be severely dealt with.

Source: Milperra: The Road To Justice by Ron Stephenson 

‘The OMG were the most terrifying form of organisation we had faced and they were here, in Sydney.’

Stephenson quickly began researching the outlaw gangs, consulting the FBI and US Justice Department. He was worried about what he learnt.

That research led to Stephenson understanding the threat posed by other groups including the Hells Angels, Nomads, Gypsy Jokers, Rebels, Black Uhlans, Coffin Cheaters, Odin’s Warriors, Outlaws and Finks.

‘The FBI in Washington documents criminal behaviour of some gangs with crimes such as murder, extortion, drug trafficking, kidnapping, witness intimidation, arson, prostitution, fraud and theft,’ Stephenson wrote.

‘Yet there was no such thing as a stereotypical bikie among these men. 

‘And during the investigation of the massacre we were to learn that it was a mistake to think of them all as scruffy, puerile misfits. 

‘Indeed, we were astounded to discover that their line of work ranged from long-term unemployment to truck diver, pay clerk, cleaner, marine engineer, optical mechanic and a clerk with 15 years’ service in the NSW Department of Lands. 

A social media feud that started with former Hells Angels bikie Ben 'Notorious' Geppert (left) and ex-Bandidos chapter president Brett 'Kaos' Pechey (right) later escalated without violence

A social media feud that started with former Hells Angels bikie Ben ‘Notorious’ Geppert (left) and ex-Bandidos chapter president Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey (right) later escalated without violence

Former Bandidos chapter president Brett 'Kaos' Pechey (pictured) loves an Instagram post

Former Bandidos chapter president Brett ‘Kaos’ Pechey (pictured) loves an Instagram post

‘Another member had managed a family plumbing business for 25 years. Again we were astonished to discover that one of them even played classical piano.’

It is difficult to imagine too many Nike bikies playing classical piano today. 

Justice Adrian Roden, who sentenced the Milperra bikies had this to say: 

‘Throughout the sentence hearing, I sought a greater understanding than I was able to obtain of the nature of the clubs and the relationship between their respective members.’

‘There was, I thought, a very good reason for that. Some are in their thirties and forties, have no significant prior convictions and have good family and work backgrounds. 

‘I felt that there had to be some explanation for the marked and perplexing difference between their behaviour in other contexts.’ 

Justice Roden spoke of a way of life that could make killers of citizens, ‘many of whom would in all other respects be regarded as law abiding and responsible citizens of commendable character.’

Chris Rymer posts a picture of himself wearing designer sunglasses and heavy gold jewellery

Chris Rymer posts a picture of himself wearing designer sunglasses and heavy gold jewellery

ALEX VELLA AND WHERE THE BIKIE GANGS ARE NOW 

An insight into how far OMCGs had moved from riding motorcycles to becoming crime gangs came when Rebels national president Alex Vella was refused permission to re-enter the country from his native Malta in 2014. 

That decision by the federal government relied on detailed intelligence provided by a task force led by the ACIC’s forerunner, the Australian Crime Commission. 

The Attero task force was established in 2012 to ‘disrupt, disable and dismantle criminal activities of the Rebels MC – one of Australia’s highest risk criminal threats’, a document tendered to the Federal Court stated.

Attero investigators alleged that under Vella’s leadership the Rebels had engaged in drug dealing, money laundering, serious assaults, kidnapping, extortion, firearms offences, threatening law enforcement officers and intimidating court witnesses.

‘The Rebels MC membership in Australia includes a significant number of individuals with criminal convictions,’ the court document stated.

Alex Vella says he is a law-abiding family man who likes riding motorcycles with his mates. Police say the exiled president of the Rebels leads a violent gang involved in serious crime

Alex Vella says he is a law-abiding family man who likes riding motorcycles with his mates. Police say the exiled president of the Rebels leads a violent gang involved in serious crime

Alex Vella says he is a law-abiding family man who likes riding motorcycles with his mates. Police say the exiled president of the Rebels leads a violent gang involved in serious crime 

Alex Vella, president of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang since 1973 (centre), has been exile since the federal government cancelled his visa while he was visiting his native Malta 

Alex Vella, president of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang since 1973 (centre), has been exile since the federal government cancelled his visa while he was visiting his native Malta 

‘Between January 20012 and June 2013, 718 Rebels MC members, nominees and associates were either reported or arrested in relation to 1211 charges for offences ranging from violence related offences (including serious assault, stalking, kidnapping and affray), firearms and weapons offences, drugs offences, and property, street and traffic offences.

‘Rebels MC members have used violence in a premeditated manner to discipline Rebels MC members who have been perceived to have breached Rebels MC rules, in disputes with other OMCGs, threaten law enforcement officers, intimidate court witnesses and extort businesses and individuals.’

Vella, who is regularly described as a multi-millionaire, denies running a criminal organisation and has found another novel use for technology in his battle against the federal government. 

Through his website alexvella.com.au the man known as the Maltese Falcon is selling $34.99 T-shirts, for which he was asking $50 four years ago. 

'Bring Him Home': Supporters of Alex Vella were asked to help fund the Rebels president's legal fight against the cancellation of his visa while he was visiting Malta

‘Bring Him Home’: Supporters of Alex Vella were asked to help fund the Rebels president’s legal fight against the cancellation of his visa while he was visiting Malta

'To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity'. Alex Vella quoted Nelson Mandela on T-shirts in his failed bid to be allowed to return to Australia

‘To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity’. Alex Vella quoted Nelson Mandela on T-shirts in his failed bid to be allowed to return to Australia

True patriot: Rebels bikie boss Alex Vella says he is not a criminal and just wants to return to Australia so he can rejoin his family, run his motorcycle club and continue his charitable works

True patriot: Rebels bikie boss Alex Vella says he is not a criminal and just wants to return to Australia so he can rejoin his family, run his motorcycle club and continue his charitable works

The T-shirts feature a picture of Vella under the slogan ‘BRING HIM HOME’ on the front and a quote from Nelson Mandela on the back: ‘To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.’

He is also offering a stubby holder, car sticker and key ring package for $25. 

For those who don’t need a T-shirt or any other Vella-branded paraphernalia there is another option.

‘If you’re not interested in purchasing any support gear but still want to support financially, you can donate safely by using the PayPal donate button below,’ the website states.

Vella still describes the Rebels as ‘family’ and a ‘brotherhood’, not a criminal organisation.

‘I have always worked hard and given back to community,’ he states on his website. ‘I have always voted and paid tax. All I want is to be able to return to my home of 46 years and be reunited with my family.’

Chris Rymer (left) was accused of bashing a man in jail who he believed was linked to the murder of his friend and fellow Rebels bikie Michael Davey (centre)

Chris Rymer (left) was accused of bashing a man in jail who he believed was linked to the murder of his friend and fellow Rebels bikie Michael Davey (centre)

Jock Ross founded the Comanchero on the principles of brotherhood, respect and loyalty

Jock Ross founded the Comanchero on the principles of brotherhood, respect and loyalty

The Attero task force sees him differently, according to court documents.

‘The Rebels MC presents a high threat to the Australian community,’ the court documents says. ‘This OMCG has demonstrated an ability to increase its geographical influence, diversify across illicit drug markets and launder illicit profits.

‘Alessio Emanuel Vella has been the National President of the Rebels MC since 1973. During this 40 years he has overseen the expansion of the OMCG from three original chapters to the largest OMCG in Australia. He has and continues to exert significant influence over the Rebels MC in Australia.

‘Mr Vella acknowledges he is the National President of the Rebels MC. He also acknowledges he is aware that several members of the Rebels MC have been involved in criminal activities.

‘The fact that Rebels MC members remain members despite criminal convictions including convictions obtained whilst members of the OMCG contradicts Mr Vella’s assertions the Rebels MC does not condone criminal activity by its members, and allow them to remain members.

‘The Rebels MC have remained cohesive and disciplined through Mr Vella’s strong leadership.’

Not any more. The Rebels have been in disarray and constantly hounded by police.

Sam Ibrahim took over the Nomads chapter at Parramatta in 1997 and recruited Middle Eastern members, breaking the stranglehold Anglo-Saxon men had on the OMCG scene

Former Comanchero boss Mahmoud 'Mick' Hawi was murdered broad daylight

Sam Ibrahim (left) took over the Nomads chapter at Parramatta in 1997 and recruited Middle Eastern members, breaking the stranglehold Anglo-Saxon men had on the OMCG scene. Former Comanchero boss Mahmoud ‘Mick’ Hawi (right) was murdered in broad daylight

Mourners lift an empty coffin above their heads at the burial of murdered former Comanchero president Mick Hawi in February

Mourners lift an empty coffin above their heads at the burial of murdered former Comanchero president Mick Hawi in February

Australia is now an exporter of bikies and bikie gangs, with local OMCGs such as the Rebels and Comanchero establishing chapters overseas. 

Gang members are also routinely deported or not allowed re-entry to the country, such as was the case with Vella, who never took out citizenship. 

Vella is unusual in that he maintained control of an OMCG for decades when so many of those around him were displaced or fell. 

The changing nature of OMCGs in Australia can be seen in the evolution of the Comanchero. 

For the club’s first two decades it was led without challenge by Jock Ross, until a splinter group formed the first Australian chapter of the Bandidos.

It was Ross who led the Comanchero into their battle with the Bandidos at Milperra which left seven dead and many of the gangs’ members in jail. 

Like most Australian bikie gangs the Comanchero had begun as a predominantly Anglo-Saxon group of men but that began to change. 

Police raid a Rebels clubhouse in Tasmania during an operation in which drugs were found

Police raid a Rebels clubhouse in Tasmania during an operation in which drugs were found

Bikie clubhouses like this Rebels one in Coffs Harbour have been raided and dismantled

Bikie clubhouses like this Rebels one in Coffs Harbour have been raided and dismantled

By the early years of this century Australian gangs were recruiting well outside their traditional white base. 

The greying older gang members who had been forced to go through lengthy initiations were being replaced by young men who wanted everything yesterday.

Nightclub identity John Ibrahim’s older brother Sam become president of the Nomads chapter in Parramatta in 1997 and is often credited with turning Australian OMCGs into Middle Eastern crime groups. 

MICK HAWI AND THE FUTURE OF AUSTRALIAN BIKIES 

Unlike in the past when many gangs had strict non-association rules preventing contact with other groups – and nominally still do – rivals now sometimes work closely together. 

The modern bikie also has fewer qualms about moving from gang to gang, a practice that was once rare and can still have serious repercussions.

Gangs have merged and disappeared and public displays of violence rage on.  

Among the new OMCG leaders was Beirut-born Mahmoud ‘Mick’ Hawi who wrested control of the Comanchero, eventually left the gang, and was shot dead in his Mercedes SUV on February 15 this year. 

The ACIC’s national task force Morpheus replaced Attero which by the time of its closure in December 2014 had resulted in 4,149 Rebel members, nominees or associates arrested or reported and 5,756 charges laid.

‘Morpheus is a joint initiative of all law enforcement agencies, with a broader focus on all Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs) that pose a risk to our community,’ the ACIC states. 

The heavily-tattooed Rebels bikie Chris Michael Rymer (picutred) has built a cult social media following for his ostentatious displays of wealth and posting details of his personal life

The heavily-tattooed Rebels bikie Chris Michael Rymer (picutred) has built a cult social media following for his ostentatious displays of wealth and posting details of his personal life

‘Morpheus is providing the intelligence to underpin national projects focused on OMCG leadership, wealth, pathways (recruitment), movement across international borders and monitoring of Australian and international OMCG members.’ 

Consorting laws in some states such as NSW mean bikies cannot gather or wear their club colours in public. 

Communication between bikies has shifted from face-to-face meetings in clubhouses to encrypted digital devices. 

The ACIC’s last report on organised crime in Australia noted ‘high-end encrypted smartphones continue to be preferred by serious and organised crime groups to reduce visibility of their activities to law enforcement.’

OMCGs were using software applications such as Phantom Secure BlackBerry and Wickr as their primary means of communication, due to the content protection features available on these devices and applications. 

Chris Rymer posted on Instagram a picture of what appears to be his blood-spattered jail cell

Chris Rymer posted on Instagram a picture of what appears to be his blood-spattered jail cell

Since his release from prison in November last year for kidnapping and torture charges, Chris Rymer has posted a series of social media pictures of himself enjoying his newfound freedom

Since his release from prison in November last year for kidnapping and torture charges, Chris Rymer has posted a series of social media pictures of himself enjoying his newfound freedom

The ACIC reported that two thirds of the groups on its national crime target list were involved in the sale and distribution of methylamphetamine and/or its precursors.

‘These figures include members of OMCGs as well as domestic and transnational serious and organised crime groups,’ the report states. 

‘Many groups that previously operated in isolation now work collaboratively to access broader distribution networks and ultimately maximise profits. 

‘Serious and organised crime groups also seek access to legitimate industry to enhance or conceal their activities. 

‘The transport sector, licensed premises, the security industry and the chemical industry are targets for infiltration and exploitation by participants in the methylamphetamine market’.

The Rebels have expanded from Australia to include international chapters in 20 other countries: Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, England, Fiji, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Malta, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand and the US.

The Comanchero brag they are now a ‘global empire’ with chapters Across Australia, Europe, Russia and the US – ‘All with the same core values it started with: BROTHERHOOD, RESPECT AND LOYALTY.’

Chris Rymer was pictured at a Gold Coast theme park with two children and also at a local cafe

Chris Rymer was pictured at a Gold Coast theme park with two children and also at a local cafe



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