SA authorities crackdown on bikie hotspot with harsh penalties for attending
South Australian authorities have struck back hard in the fight against bikie gangs by declaring a known Adelaide clubhouse a "prescribed place".
The declaration means members of the Descendants motorcycle gang are now banned from being at the known hotspot, Unit 5/96 on Research Road in Pooraka.
The ban is hoped to end any meetings at the address, with heavy penalties applying for those who flout the rules.
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The Descendants are now banned from being on the known hotspot Unit 5/96 on Research Road in Pooraka. Nine
"To have the premise prescribed today is a win for SA Police and a win for the community," deputy police commissioner Linda Williams said.
"Simply being there and entering. That's all we have to prove and we will get you three years' jail. They will avoid that."
The laws are described as the harshest of their kind in Australia, according to SA Attorney-General Kyam Maher.
"In South Australia, we make absolutely no apologies for cracking down and cracking down harshly on outlaw motorcycle gangs," he said.
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Deputy police commissioner Linda Williams said the declaration was a win for the community. Nine
Premier Peter Malinauskas added that outlaw bikie gangs account for much of the organised crime in the state.
The latest prescribed property adds to the three others prescribed in Wingfield, Cowirra and Mount Gambier in the government and police's attempt to target the groups.
Williams said prescribing properties was a "very important, disruptive tool".
Those attempting to enter a prescribed property could face three years in jail.
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