Iso was a fine time for bikie business

BIKIES were Covid-19 superspreaders during lockdowns, as they sourced fake medical certificates to escape vaccination mandates and continue their drug operations.

Outlaw motorcycle gangs showed no regard to public health rules and were aided by either easily fooled or corrupted doctors.

Up to a dozen accountants are also accused of helping bikies move drug money around, using cryptocurrency to launder billions in cash.

“During the height of the crisis, organised crime was spreading the disease around Sydney more than anything,” NSW Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith (pictured) told the Bikies Inc podcast.

“And with the assistance of doctors – professional facilitators – they were creating false documents or legitimate false documents to enable them to travel overseas and move about society,” Mr Smith said. “I don’t know that any of them have been vaccinated.”

His comments come as the mother of an alleged member of a Sydney crime family was arrested over claims she used a fake vaccination certificate to work at a primary school.

Jeanette Catherine Jeske, whose son is allegedly a member of the Alameddine crime clan, was arrested at her home in Merrylands in July.

Aside from the matter with which she has been charged, there is no suggestion that Mrs Jeske has engaged in any wrongdoing. The Alameddines have been linked to the Comanchero bikie gang.

Mr Smith revealed how bikies were using cryptocurrency to launder their cash and how up to a dozen accountants were facing charges for helping gangs.

“The more recent one is cryptocurrency. Independent reserve indicates about $100bn moving through the cryptocurrency world ... and we’ve already started operations around dealing with the fact that they’re laundering money in crypto,” he said.