News by Jacob Miley
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Subscriber only A MAN charged with murder over the death of Gold Coast teenager Jack Beasley has breached bail at least eight times in a year, but was again released back into the community last week. The decision has left Beasley s grieving family speechless . The Bulletin can reveal the man, 20, whose name is suppressed by the courts, was questioned by police after being seen riding an electric scooter without a helmet on a Brisbane CBD street on February 2. Police allege he told officers a fake name when first spoken to. The man is one of five charged with murder of Jack Beasley, 17, in Surfers Paradise on December 13, 2019.
Crime by Greg Stolz
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Subscriber only An Insta-famous ex-bikie and star of a Queensland Police Service anti-gang campaign will face a Gold Coast court today on a string of charges including serious assault and extortion. Former Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang member Ben Notorious Geppert was arrested at Kingscliff last September after a dramatic police chase months after he d vowed to get back on the straight and narrow. He was wanted on charges relating to extortion, robbery and assault occasioning bodily harm at Broadbeach Waters. He faces a committal hearing on seven charges in Southport Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Crime by Elise Williams
Premium Content A Gold Coast man could be hit with a life sentence if found guilty of importing approximately $450,000 of liquid drugs police say he disguised as cleaning supplies, skincare products and fishing gear. The 37-year-old Clear Island Waters man is accused of importing 120L of the clear liquid substance of Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) - commonly referred to as liquid fantasy. Australian Border Force (ABF) began investigations in November last year, after examining several air cargo consignments filled with plastic bottles - the substance inside those bottles later tested positive to GBL. Drugs located in air cargo. Picture: Australian Federal Police.