Arrested a Finks member and two woman over an alleged amphetamine trafficking racket in the western suburbs.The bikie, 47, and a woman, 35, of Devon Park, a suburb sited between Torrens Rd and Churchill Rd, were arrested in an underground carpark at Arndale Shopping Centre yesterday.Police said they had just completed an illicit drugs sale to a Prospect woman, 45, when Crime Gangs Task Force officers pounced.About 380 street deals of amphetamines were seized, police said.All the accused were bailed to appear in court later.The Devon Park couple are expected to appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court next month while the Prospect woman will face Holden Hill Magistrates Court in April on charges of trafficking and possession of amphetamines.
William (Billy) Bowden pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007
William (Billy) Bowden, 33, pleaded guilty in a Winnipeg courtroom today to carrying a firearm in a careless manner in January 2007 and skipping out on his preliminary hearing about a year later. Other drug and weapons charges related to the 2007 incident were stayed as part of a plea bargain securing the two convictions. Bowden remains in custody though, charged with manslaughter in relation to the November 2007 killing of Jeff Engen, who was fatally stabbed at the Empire Cabaret, prompting the club to close. That charge remains before the courts. Bowden has been in custody since he was arrested Feb. 14 in Whistler, B.C., and returned to Manitoba. The Crown and defence jointly recommended that time be noted in his sentence for carrying the firearm. That crime occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 20, 2007, as Bowden was leaving the NV lounge in a truck with friend Ken Houston, court heard. Police discovered a Glock 9mm handgun loaded with 18 bullets in a pile of garbage close to where the...
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