BANDIDO insiders say a violent
Broadbeach brawl was a warning to rivals - "it's
game on".
However, they have denied any claims of direct
tensions with the Finks, saying last Friday
night's altercation was with a man who had
attacked members of their gang.
Club members told the Bulletin the terrifying
brawl was definitely their way of "sending a
message" that it was Bandido territory.
"It's a message that Broadbeach and Mermaid
Beach are Bandido territory and stay out if
you're going to mess with us," said a patched
member.
"It's going to be enforced.
"If anyone touches our guys in jail, it's on big
time."
Senior bikies said the intended target of the
brutal attack was a relative newcomer to the
Gold Coast who was not a member of an outlaw
motorcycle gang but was protected by the Finks.
They said the man had attacked Bandido members
while they were with family in recent weeks.
The final straw was when he leapt out of a car
with an associate armed with a handgun and
attacked a Bandido member while he was taking
his two kids for a haircut in the middle of the
day at Mermaid Beach.
Club sources say the man "went into hiding"
until Friday night when he was spotted dining at
Aura, on Surf Parade in Broadbeach.
A hundred bikies swarmed into the precinct with
20 walking into the popular bar and escorting
the man out while 80 blocked his exit by
standing across roads, the nearby park and even
on the beach.
"He goes around bashing members when they are
with their families and then goes and has dinner
in Broadbeach," said a senior Bandido.
"The boys were polite enough to not start it
inside but when he was on his way out he started
throwing punches.
"Then he got pumped. He's lucky the cops showed
up when they did."
Club sources say they want him driven out of
town.
"No one attacks a Bandido, especially when his
kids are with him," said one member.
"It's our turf, we know everyone ... we get
phone calls from club owners and restaurants
telling us what's happening."
Club insiders said they did not expect any
retaliation over Friday night's attack because
the man they had targeted was not acting on
behalf of another gang.
Eighteen bikies were arrested and seven people
were injured, including four police officers,
during the Broadbeach brawl which led to up to
50 bikies engaging with police outside Southport
Police Station on Scarborough St.
Club sources say members went to the watchhouse
to ensure those arrested were safely released
without retaliation from other clubs but a fight
erupted when officers allegedly started pushing
them and using batons and Tasers.
Police have responded by deploying a special
taskforce and saturating the Gold Coast with
extra officers.
Following Friday night's violent clash in
Broadbeach senior Bandidos say they are ready to
go head to head with the Finks .
Police have responded by deploying a special
taskforce and saturating the Gold Coast with
extra officers in a bid to ease gang tensions.
'It's on big time': Bandidos
| 05:23am September 30, 2013