Six arrested in Vic bikie gang crackdown
National
Six bikies have been arrested in Victoria following
a national operation targeting the Mongols Outlaw
Motorcycle Gang.
The alleged members of the notorious gang have been
charged with a range of drug, firearms, weapons and
explosives offences.
Police descended on more than a dozen addresses across Melbourne and regional Victoria, seizing guns, explosives, illicit drugs, prescription medication and cash.
"This is a group we know have traditionally been
involved in violent crimes such as shootings,
assaults, arson, drug trafficking, extortion and
intimidation," Crime Command Acting Assistant
Commissioner Mick Frewen said on Friday.
"In Victoria alone, the Mongols have been linked to
a number of firearms incidents including multiple
homicides and non-fatal shootings over the past 15
months."
The national operation called Task Force Morpheus
involved local police, the dog squad, bomb response
unit, AFP and Border Force and was designed not only
to bring dangerous offenders to account but also to
gather intelligence for future investigations.
A dozen Mongols bikies members were also served with
firearm prohibition orders and police also did
compliance checks on others already under the
orders.
The arrests follow the seizure earlier this week of
12 guns from two patched members of the Mongols.
Police also searched a South Morang property in
Melbourne's north, seizing a stolen Harley Davidson
bike, drugs and ammunition.
There were also arrests in other states and seizures
of firearms, drugs and cash.
Australian Associated Press