Police raid Gladiators' Maitland clubhouse
By DAN PROUDMAN and ADAM SANTAROSSA
A MAN has been arrested after police raided the Gladiators' Horseshoe Bend clubhouse on Tuesday.
The man, who is assisting with inquiries at Maitland police station, was arrested during one of several searches occurring in the region simultaneously.
Central Hunter commander Superintendent Garry O'Dell said the searches were still underway shortly before midday and he was unable to discuss details.
Investigators from Strike Force Raptor, which targets outlaw motorcycle gangs, and the gangs squad joined Central Hunter police in an operation spanning numerous premises.
Police block Portland Street at Horseshoe Bend during raids of the Gladiators' clubhouse.
It included a raid at the Portland Street clubhouse of the Gladiators and a property at Bobs Farm.
Roughly 10 police are taking registration details of vehicles outside the clubhouse while a group of bikies sit on the deckchairs nearby.
A spokesman said the search warrants were being executed by the State Crime Command’s gangs squad.
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