What's the story about Martins old man?
RICHMOND star Dustin Martin’s father Shane has been locked up by police and immigration officials and faces being booted out of Australia over his links to the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang.
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Herald Sun can reveal Shane Martin was detained this morning in south-western Sydney after his residency visa was cancelled over his alleged failure to meet minimum character requirements.
Border Force officials and New South Wales police are understood to have placed him in custody and ordered he be deported to his homeland of New Zealand.
It is alleged he is a high-ranking officials with the Rebels, Australia’s largest bikie gang.
Dustin Martin’s father, Shane Martin, was detained in south-western Sydney.
New laws which came into effect in December 2014 give Immigration Minister Peter Dutton more power to revoke, or refuse to renew, a person’s visa on character grounds.
Asked about Mr Martin’s detention today, Mr Dutton’s spokesman said: “We do not comment on individual cases.