Former Hells Angels bikie Angelo Pandeli has returned to Australia after being deported from Indonesia following a brief detention in Bali over an alleged counterfeit passport.
The 55-year-old was detained earlier this month after Indonesian authorities questioned his Brazilian passport when he and three associates attempted to leave Bali on June 6 on a private jet bound for Mozambique.
Authorities said there was no record of the passport being used to enter Indonesia and later determined it was counterfeit.
He was released without charge a few days later and deported to Adelaide.
An AFP spokesperson said they were continuing to “liaise with Indonesian authorities and other partner agencies regarding the man’s travel and the circumstances of his detention.”
It is understood authorities are now conducting a joint investigation into Pandeli, focusing on establishing his travel history.
Pandeli first left Australia in 2018 shortly before police searched his Sydney home as part of an investigation into an alleged $250 million drug trafficking operation.
Although the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission later linked him to the so-called “Aussie Cartel” – a criminal network suspected of coordinating major drug importations into Australia – he has never been charged with any offence in relation to those allegations.
Australian authorities deported Pandeli from Dubai in 2024 without laying charges. His whereabouts remained largely unknown for much of the following period until his recent detention in Bali.
Source: The Advertiser
