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Cocaine and meth prices skyrocket after exiled bikie ‘imposes a mafia-style tax’ on all drug imports to stop anyone else from bringing them in – despite being holed up in Dubai

Cocaine and meth prices are climbing because of a tax being imposed by a shadowy group known as ‘The Commission’ run by an exiled bikie, police claim.

Leader of the Comanchero Outlaw Motor cycle gang Mark Buddle is allegedly demanding a tax of up to $50,000 for each kilogram of illicit drugs smuggled from overseas into Sydney.

NSW Police said in the last few months cocaine has jumped up by $50 a gram to $300 – which they suspect could be because of the bikie’s tax.Comanchero Outlaw Motor cycle gang boss Mark Buddle (pictured) has formed "The Commission" which he says will ensure the price of illicit drugs remains high
Comanchero Outlaw Motor cycle gang boss Mark Buddle (pictured) has formed ‘The Commission’ which he says will ensure the price of illicit drugs remains high 

During 2020 the price of some drugs tumbled leading the now international drug figure, after fleeing to Dubai in 2016, to take action to protect his profits. 

In January, Buddle declared he would be running ‘The Commission’ in an effort to establish a mafia-style drug cartel which could control the price of drugs on the street. 

The group is understood to be made up of himself, a number of senior Comancheros, and the leader of a Sydney crime family, The Daily Telegraph reported.

He sent a message to via encrypted communication to a number of crime figures based in Australia and overseas. 

He has been exiled in Dubai (pictured) living off his millions since 2016 and running his gang via encrypted messages
He has been exiled in Dubai (pictured) living off his millions since 2016 and running his gang via encrypted messages 

‘To ALL Main Players in Aus and Abroad all who land work in Sydney/NSW. As of 2021, there will be a Sydney commission that will be formed,’ the message seen by the Telegraph said. 

‘As you seen in 2020 the price of Fry (street talk for meth) reached 250 and in a matter of 1 month it dropped to 80k. This is because there is NO STRUCTURE, no rules, no reasoning and to be honest there’s NO SENSE’. 

The message included a warning that ‘The Commission’ would ensure that no one except those paying the tax would be able to import drugs through Sydney. 

With a large portion of Australia’s street drugs being being trafficked into the country via the Harbour City, the tax would also affect prices interstate. 

Under the rules of the tax, those smuggling a kilogram, or ‘stamp’, into Sydney must tell the group what the shipment is and pay a fee.

The payment could range from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on the importer’s arrangement with the group. 

In exchange The Commission would ensure the stamp is protected and that rivals do not undercut their price.

Under the tax each kilo of drugs being smuggled into Sydney would have to be given the nod by "The Commission" who would then collect a fee (stock image)
Under the tax each kilo of drugs being smuggled into Sydney would have to be given the nod by ‘The Commission’ who would then collect a fee (stock image) 

Buddle has numerous loyal bikie followers in Sydney to enforce his rules, despite living in luxury on his millions in Dubai for the past four years and running his organisation via encrypted devices.

He fled the country in 2016 as a person of interest in the 2010 murder of Chubb security guard Gary Allibon who was shot while filling ATMs in the Sydney CBD. 

He told those not wanting to ‘play ball’ with his new tax had to ‘land their work’ somewhere other than Sydney. 

Senior NSW cops have said there will likely be resistance to the new tax resulting in a rise in the number of assaults, kidnappings and further bloodshed in the city – with some of their intelligence indicating this could already be happening.