A FORMER Brisbane Bronco NRL player turned accused outlaw motorcycle gang member will find out shortly whether Queensland's strict new bikie laws apply to him.
Michael Spence, 25, faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday charged with trafficking ice following a major drugs bust this week.
The court heard Spence was sergeant-at-arms of the Hells Angels' Brisbane chapter but severed ties with the club earlier this month to avoid a state crackdown on bikies.
Police allege he and former Hells Angels patched members Bruno and Nuno Da Silva sold $2.5 million in ice between June 2012 and October this year.
Prosecutors say although the trio quit the Hells Angels they still worked as a criminal organisation to sell drugs.
Under new laws that make it harder for bikies to be granted bail, the onus is on members of criminal organisations to prove they should not be locked up.
The laws passed parliament on October 16 and police say Spence continued to sell ice until October 19.
Spence's lawyer Jeff Hunter argued police have no direct evidence the former footballer sold drugs at all and their case was weak and circumstantial.
Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody is due to make a decision at 4.30pm (AEST).
The Da Silva brothers' bail applications are expected to be heard next week.
Earlier an alleged associate of the gang was granted bail on condition he pay a $25,000 surety.
Spence's bail application heard the former footballer's taxable income for 2012 was $10,651, yet in 2013 he bought a $14,000 ring for his girlfriend.
"It's a lot of money to pay for a ring for a person who appears to have no secure income," police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Patterson said.
He said surveillance showed Spence counting $4000 in $100 notes following a drug deal, while on another occasion he received a large amount of cash from the Da Silvas.
The prosecutor said police were still sorting through material from the investigation, including more than 4000 telephone intercepts involving the trio and associates.
He tendered a photo of a poster from the Hells Angels clubhouse detailing the sergeant-at-arms' "job description", which included to "maintain order at club meetings" and run the "overall security" of the chapter.
"(Mr Hunter) hasn't put any evidence to the court to show cause (that if) this defendant is released he wouldn't continue to offend or be a threat to other persons," Sgt Patterson said.
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