Senior Mongols MC gang member appears in court after year on the run (Photo / NZ Herald) Thu, 20 May 2021, 1:38PM A senior Mongols motorcycle gang member arrested after police said he was on the run for nearly a year has appeared in court. The 27-year-old man, who was granted interim name suppression this morning, was arrested at a Waipara address in North Canterbury just after 4.30pm yesterday. Detective Inspector Paul Newman of the police national organised crime group said in a statement last night that a MSSA (military-style semi-automatic) firearm was also found at the address. The man first had warrants for his arrest issued in Auckland last May.