A tenth man has been charged with the murder of Gold Coast bikie Shane Bowden as police promise to smash a code of silence surrounding the investigation.
A 26-year-old Bellbird Park man - believed to be a member of the rival Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang - is the latest to be charged over the alleged hit on Mr Bowden in October last year.
Earlier today a 37-year-old Wanora man was also charged with murder, which follows the arrest and charging of seven others on Sunday.
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Shane Scott Bowden was a former member of the Mongols bikie gang.(Facebook)
Mongols chapter ‘decimated’ as seven more bikies charged with Bowden murder
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A Queensland chapter of the Mongols bikie club has been “decimated” following the arrest of seven people over the Gold Coast murder of Shane Bowden.
The men, aged between 23 and 41, were arrested during raids across six suburbs on Sunday and charged with murder, in an operation police described as “nationally significant” in their battle against outlaw motorcycle gangs.
Shane Scott Bowden was gunned down in his Pimpama garage when he returned from the gym.
7 More Charged Over Bikie Murder in Australia’s Queensland
Queensland police have charged a further seven men in relation to the 2020 shooting murder of outlaw motorcycle gang defector Shane Bowden on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Detectives from the state’s homicide and gangs squads along with other specialist officers raided a string of properties along the glitter strip on Sunday, making a total of eight arrests.
The seven charged with murder will appear before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
A 37-year-old Wanora man also taken into custody is accused of unlawful weapons possession and will face Ipswich magistrates Court on July 29.
05:24 EDT, 10 July 2021
A senior Queensland bikie has been charged with the murder of outlaw motorcycle gang defector Shane Bowden on the Gold Coast.
Queensland Police said on Saturday the arrested 46-year-old from Chuwah was believed to be the president of the Brisbane West chapter of the Mongols.
His name is Ian Robert Crowden, according to media reports.
Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith said the man was allegedly responsible for counselling, directing and financing the execution of 47-year-old Mr Bowden in October last year.
The alleged president of the Mongols bikie gang has been charged with the murder of outlaw motorcycle gang defector Shane Bowden (pictured above)
The president of a rival outlaw motorcycle gang has been charged with the murder of Gold Coast bikie Shane Bowden.
Mr Bowden was allegedly shot 21 times by two gunmen in the garage of his home in Pimpama in October last year.
Police allege the president of Brisbane West Chapter of the Mongols counselled, directed and financed the premeditated execution of Mr Bowden .
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Outlaw motorcycle gang member Shane Bowden was shot dead, execution style, at his Gold Coast home.(Supplied)
He was arrested during a search of a home on Thornton Road in Chuwar this morning and has since been charged with murder relating to serious organised crime.