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CASHED UP: A man is in custody after police found more than $500,000 in his car during a search last night in Noranda. Source:PerthNow
AN associate of the Comancheros bikie gang has been charged after the seizure of more than half a million dollars in cash found during a routine traffic stop in Perth's northern suburbs last night.
Police say the seizure is a massive blow to the Perth chapter of the bikie gang.
It will be alleged the money was found in a bag in the boot of a car pulled over by police on Bramwell Road in Noranda last night.
At the wheel of the car was a 52-year-old man who police say is an associate of the Comancheros bikie gang.
A subsequent search of the man�s Burns Beach home also allegedly uncovered a loaded 9mm semi automatic pistol and ammunition.
The man will appear in court on August 16 charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of unlawfully obtained money.
Detective Senior Sergeant Jeff Christmass of the Gang Crime Squad said the seizure was a massive win for police and the community, but a big blow to the bikie gang.
He said police believed the money was obtained through the sale of drugs by members of the Comancheros, adding it was a "major disruption" to the gang's criminal activities.
�This just puts credence into the intelligence that we receive all the time about outlaw motorcycle gangs that they are involved in organised crime,� Det-Sen-Sgt Christmass said.
�It goes to show you the scale that they are working at.
�The impact on this particular gang would be severe, I can tell you this is a huge dent in their operation and (it) will take quite some time to recover from this.�
Det-Sen-Sgt Christmass said while the cash seizure was significant in its amount, it was not a WA record.
�Its obviously a substantial amount of cash�it goes without saying it�s a big win for WA Police to take this money out of the system,� he said.
�If you intend on becoming involved in criminal activity it doesn�t matter what level, WA Police will do everything we can to target you and bring you to justice.�
Langford traffic stop, drug bust
South East Metropolitan Traffic Officers apprehended and charged a 20-year-old man of Thornlie overnight when he failed to stop for them on Ruby Avenue in Langford.
At around 8.40pm, the man was riding a Yamaha motorcycle, which allegedly accelerated heavily away from police.
As the rider turned into Nicholson Road, he lost control of his bike and hit traffic islands and a stationery vehicle before coming to rest. The rider then allegedly fled into nearby bushland.
He was pursued and located a short time later with the help of Police Dog Squad.
A personal search located a quantity of methylamphetamine.
The man has been charged with fail to stop, reckless driving, no authority to drive and possess methylamphetamine with intent to sell/supply. He will appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today.
His motorcycle was also seized.
