Saturday, June 23, 2012

Bikie TSCM... Fail

Australia - Paranoid Queensland criminals are hiring security experts to sweep their houses for bugs and other hidden police surveillance equipment, leaving detectives frustrated.

They can also buy sophisticated "bug detection" kits, noise generators, hidden camera scanners and phone tap detectors online and in-store for as little as $450.

While police spend months planning operations involving placement of listening devices, their targets can order kits that allow them to identify suspicious points and keep their clandestine activities under even closer wraps.

Bikie gangs, such as the notorious Finks, previously have used security experts to check their homes. (more)

Law enforcement loves stories like these. The more Bikie gangs (motorcycle gangs) rely on spy shop devices and less-than-ethical sweepers, the greater the Bikie's false sense of security. Easy collar. How do we know? The case went to court.

Court documents describe Finks member Tama Lewis talking, in 2008, about enlisting security firm OzSpy to sweep his home...