The REAL reason Covid-infected bikie boss went on a 2am ‘exercise’ stroll with his brothers before being busted by police
- Comanchero sergeant-at-arms Tarek Zahed, his two brothers and friend all fined
- Men claimed they were ‘exercising’ and allegedly aggressive towards police
- NSW Police caught up with men in Drummoyne, they live in south-west Sydney
- Group were fined combined $14,000 for allegedly breaching NSW health orders
- NSW Police now believe four men caught up to discuss Zahed leaving Australia
A bikie boss busted ‘exercising’ at 2am was actually meeting his brothers to discuss how he could flee Australia, according to police.
The force believes Comanchero leader Tarek Zahed attempted to leave the country twice in the past six weeks to reunite with his infamous drug boss mate Mark Buddle.
Zahed, 41, failed last month to convince authorities he needed to visit a gravely sick relative in Lebanon – after another failed attempt to flee in July.
The force believes Comanchero leader Tarek Zahed (pictured) attempted to leave the country twice in the past six weeks to reunite with his infamous drug boss mate Mark Buddle
Days before he tried to leave Australia’s shores, he was fined after a 2am walk on the Bay Run in Drummoyne, in Sydney’s inner-west.
Police believe the Comanchero sergeant-at-arms was meeting his brothers Abdul and Omar – along with a friend – to discuss how he could flee Australia, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Zahed and his three associates are all believed to live in Sydney’s Covid ravaged south-west, more than 20km away from where the were found by police.
It has since emerged Zahed has tested positive for Covid, along with his wife and their young child.
Zahed (pictured with NSW police) also is believed to have contracted Covid-19
In the early hours of August 19, the four men allegedly became angry when police questioned why they were outside during lockdown.
They claimed they lived together and that they were ‘just exercising’.
All were later fined a combined $14,000.
Current public health orders ban anyone in Greater Sydney from travelling more than 5km from their home for exercise.
‘Inquiries established three of the men lived in the Yagoona area – part of a designated LGA – while the fourth man lived nearby,’ a police spokesman said at the time.
‘All four men, aged between 28 and 41, were issued PINs and directed to return to their homes.’
It is believed the men all reside in Sydney’s Covid-ravaged south-west (pictured, people on the Bay Run in Drummoyne, in Sydney’s inner-west)