Mildura Comanchero boss Joshua Faulkhead pleads guilty to drug offences, blackmail
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A former Australian army sniper-turned bikie gang leader used threats and violence to recover drug debts in north-west Victoria, a court has heard.
Mildura Comanchero's boss Joshua Faulkhead pleaded guilty to charges related to trafficking of the drugs ice, cocaine and ecstasy, as well as blackmail and causing injury.
The Victorian County Court heard that Faulkhead was a former sniper who served with the Australian Defence Force in Afghanistan and East Timor, and later as a private security contractor in Iraq.
He moved back to his home town of Mildura in 2013, where he was ranked fourth in the Comanchero's local chapter, but later became the head of its drug trade.
The court heard he forced rival drug suppliers out of the market and used threats and violence to recover debts.
The drug syndicate used a modified van that had compartments to hide drugs and guns, which travelled every two weeks between Sydney and Mildura.
Faulkhead was arrested with five other men in January 2014 after large-scale drug raids in the Mildura region.
The hearing before Judge Michael Bourke continues.
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