Six men arrested in Adelaide as gang seeks to disrupt activities

Six men police say were senior Comanchero bikies have been arrested in Adelaide's inner-north, in what police say will have a significant impact on the gang's activities.

The six men, aged between 20 and 55, were arrested at a park on Alexandra Street in Prospect around 7 pm.

The detective chief, Darren Fielke, said police believed all six were senior members of the Comancheros.

He said that what that's been able to do is hampering and disrupting their activities going forward.

The gathering of men was against criminal association laws, according to Chief Inspector Fielke.

South Australian legislation prevents three or more participants from a declared criminal organisation from being present in a public place, he said.

The maximum prison term for this offense is three years. He said it was not clear what the men were doing in the park but said members of outlaw motorcycle gangs go to public places to try and get out of the police eye, but they also go there to plan, strategise and discuss what they're doing, he said.

A 55-year-old man from Magill, a 37-year-old man from North Adelaide, a 31-year-old man from Northgate and a 29-year-old man from Brooklyn Park were charged with criminal association offences.

They were all bailed with strict conditions not to associate with each other and will appear in Adelaide Magistrates Court on October 7.

A 20-year-old Port Adelaide man was charged with possessing an offensive weapon and possessing prescription drugs and will appear in court on the same date.

A 38-year-old Prospect man was charged with breaching an intervention order, arising from an unrelated incident, and was refused bail today to appear in Port Adelaide Magistrates Court.

Detective Chief Inspector Fielke said the arrests were a fantastic result for the police.

He said we had taken out some key decision-makers of the Comanchero of South Australia in this particular incident.

Detective Chief Inspector Fielke said police had been targeting the activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs more stringently after recent shootings in Adelaide's north.

There have been tensions between at least two outlaw motorcycle gangs in the last few weeks, he said.