Police have launched video of sweeping raids throughout rural NSW focusing on alleged members of the Bandidos and Mongols outlaw bikie gangs.
With assist from the Raptor Squad, Riverina police executed search warrants in Borooma, Tolland, The Rock, and Mount Austin on Tuesday.
In the video, heavily-armed police are seen arresting a person at a house within the Wagga Wagga area, earlier than he’s bundled right into a police automobile.
Body-worn video from police exhibits officers then looking a property the place they allegedly uncovered a using vest frequent amongst OMCGs.
The vest, which is held as much as the digicam, is seen to have “Riverina” written on the fitting breast and “Prospect” on the left-hand facet.
The sprawling operation throughout the Wagga Wagga and Griffith areas continued into Thursday and adopted stories of assault and intimidation.
Police arrested 4 males following the raids, together with a 40-year-old Tumut man who was transported to Tumut police station.
There the person was charged with 4 offences, together with stalking or intimidation, affray, assault, and participation in a felony group.
The different three males – aged 32, 39, and 41 – have been taken to Wagga Wagga police station and charged with stalking or intimidation.
The three males additionally face expenses of affray and participation in an felony group, and have been refused bail to look in courtroom subsequent week.
Police will allege in courtroom that every one 4 males had hyperlinks to the Mongols outlaw bike gang (OMCG), with paraphernalia seized by officers.
Later that day, Raptor Squad police carried out six Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO) compliance checks throughout Lake Wynangan and Griffith.
The raids are a part of a proactive operation focusing on alleged Bandidos OMCG members and their associates.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
