| Allan Meehan | |
| Birth Date: | 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Outlaw biker |
| Known For: | National president of the Comanchero |
| Predecessor: | Mick Murray |
| Successor: | Bemir Saracevic |
| Allegiance: | Rebels MC Comanchero MC |
| Conviction: | Violation of a Serious Crime Prevention Order (2023) |
Allan Meehan (born 1987) is an Australian outlaw biker and alleged gangster who served as the national president of the Comanchero Motorcycle Club in 2022–2023.
Meehan was born into a poor family of Irish descent in Sydney, and grew up in a public housing estate.[1] At the age of 18, he joined the Rebels Motorcycle Club and became the president of its Cronulla chapter before he defected over to the Comanchero Motorcycle Club.[1] Meehan is a protégé of the Comanchero leader Mark Buddle.[2] In 2020, he became the president of the Canberra chapter after the previous chapter president was murdered.[3]
Meehan became the president of the Comanchero Sydney chapter.[1] A police source told the journalist Chole Whelan: "“Most of the drugs come into Sydney and move on from there and is where the power is, although a lot of guys have moved interstate because of the pressure NSW cops keep putting on them".[4] In November 2021, he was the subject of a Serious Crime Prevention Order issued by the New South Wales police.[5] In April 2022, Meehan became the national president of the Comanchero after the arrest of Mick Murray.[4] After the arrest of Murray in April 2022, a leadership struggle began within the Comanchero with the new national president being Meehan who beat out Tarek Zahed for the top post.[6] On 10 May 2022, Zahed was shot and badly wounded during a murder attempt at the Bodyfit gym in Auburn which killed his younger brother Omar.[7]
Superintendent Grant Taylor of the New South Wales police stated about the Serious Crime Prevention Order applied against Meehan: “He has become a primary target of the NSW Police Force and this is just one method of targeting him. We want to send a clear message. If you’re going to be the national president of the Comanchero, this is what you can expect.”[1] Meehan is a celebrity in Australia owing to his Instagram account which features him and his wife wearing expensive clothing along with his gold-painted Harley Davidson motorcycle.[8] In August 2022, Meehan released a photo of Zahed whom he called "“hard2kill" Zahed on his Instagram account along with the cryptic comment "Love and brotherhood. Forget what ya heard."[9] Meehan's remark that Zahed should forget what he had heard appeared to be an effort to rebut rumors that he was behind the attempt on Zahed's life.[10] In September 2022, one of Meehan's closest allies within the Comanchero, Kyle Leofa, was shot in the face while another Comanchero, Levi Johnson, was stabbed to death.[11] Meehan is said to be locked into a power struggle with the former leader Murray.[12]
In 2023, he relocated to Queensland, which his lawyer Angus Edwards stated was "for his own safety".[13] Edwards told a courtroom "It was known that there were threats out against anybody who was suspected to be a member of the Comancheros. My client was specifically spoken to by New South Wales police and told there was a $3 million hit on his head."[13] At the time, Meehan was the subject of a Serious Crime Prevention Order which forbade him from associating with other members of the Comanchero, and he was arrested for failing to provide the police with his new address."[13] In February 2023, he was extradited from Queensland to New South Wales to face charges of violating the Serious Crime Prevention Order.[5] In March 2023, Meehan resigned as national president and was replaced with Bemir Saravec.[4] Saravec is a protégé of Meehan and the change in leadership is not expected to be a change in policy.[4] In a plea bargain in July 2023, Meehan pleaded guilty to violating the order.[14]