{
  "id": 15105178,
  "title": "Famous Larrimah pub shuts after bikies visit sister venue on 'charity run'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/famous-larrimah-pub-shuts-after-bikies-visit-sister-venue-on-charity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T03:13:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/larrimah-pink-panther-stuarts-well-shut-police-outlaw-bikie-raid/107279016"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pink Panther pub in Larrimah, Northern Territory, has closed its doors following a police raid on the owner's other venue, the Stuarts Well Roadhouse. The raid was prompted by allegations of liquor license breaches following a visit by members of the Outlaws bikie gang. Three men were charged with drug and weapons offenses, with their court dates set for January. Police seized an unsecured firearm, ammunition, unlawful cigarettes, OC spray canisters, and cash during the search. The pub's owner, Laura Ragless, announced the closure on social media, attributing it to government harassment and the presence of the bikie gang. She also defended her treatment of the pub's resident saltwater crocodile, Sneaky Sam, and suggested the charges against her were \"trumped up.\"",
  "summary": "The Northern Territory's world famous Larrimah Pink Panther Hotel has shut its doors after a police raid on its sister venue following an Outlaws bikie gang \"charity run\".",
  "key_points": [
    "Pink Panther pub in Larrimah, NT, shuts down",
    "Outlaws bikie gang visit linked to raid",
    "Owner Laura Ragless blames government harassment"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sudden closure of the Pink Panther pub signals how police raids on affiliated venues can disrupt small business operations following allegations of liquor license breaches and gang activity.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}