Police have revealed they were actively hunting for notorious drink-driver Mitchell Walsh when he was allegedly caught riding a motorbike without a licence in Inglewood on Tuesday.

Officers had been looking for the bike after receiving information that Mr Walsh may have been using it, but was not keeping it at his Dianella home which was under close surveillance.

His arrest came just 11 days after a magistrate hit him with yet another licence suspension, this time for driving with a prohibited drug in his system.

“There was a targeted operation in regards to Mr Walsh and that matter will now proceed before the courts,” Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said yesterday. “The important message is ... police will be relentless, particularly for what we regard as recidivist and repeat offenders on our roads.

Camera Icon Mitchell Walsh’s convictions include driving while under suspension and drink-driving. Credit: WA News

“We will continue to sit off where they live and where they work, and I make no apology about that.”

Mr Walsh’s shocking driving history includes eight convictions for driving while under suspension and seven convictions for drink-driving.

He blew 0.165 in 2003 when he hit and killed 10-year-old cyclist Jess Meehan.

But he was acquitted of dangerous driving causing death after successfully arguing the collision was unavoidable.

The 33-year-old plasterer has been the subject of targeted operations that have included the use of hidden cameras in trees outside his home.

Those operations resulted in him being convicted of four counts of driving while under suspension in 2010.

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Mr Walsh appeared in court on Wednesday on a string of charges including reckless driving and driving with a prohibited drug in his system.

The reckless driving charge related to a speed camera infringement early last month where he was allegedly clocked doing 107km/h in a 60km/h zone.

He also faces three counts of knowingly making false declarations and one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Those charges relate to alleged attempts by Mr Walsh to claim others were driving his vehicle last year when it was nabbed by roadside speed cameras.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear in court again on January 31.