'High-ranking bikies' charged with consorting

Two alleged high-ranking members of the Nomads bikie gang will face court next month charged under new state laws which prevent people who have been convicted of a criminal offence from meeting. The new legislation, which makes it an offence to habitually consort with people who have been convicted of an indictable offence, was passed in State Parliament in April in an effort to combat bikie gang-related crime. Police say they warned a number of high-ranking Nomads bikies for consorting in Sydney's west last month. Further warnings were also made last week at a cafe in the CBD. On Wednesday, police went to a house in Pemulwuy and arrested two men who were previously told not to meet with each other. The men, aged 30 and 31, are due to face Downing Centre Local Court in June.