Australia - Police target Comanchero national ride – South Coast

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 police.nsw.gov.au

Police have targeted members of the ‘Comanchero’ Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) who were participating in a national ride yesterday (Saturday 7 May).

Officers from Strike Force Raptor conducted a vehicle stop of 17 motorcycles and two support vehicles about 3.30pm at Bewong, south of Nowra, as members of two Victorian chapters travelled north.

Officers from Southern Region Highway Patrol, Traffic Services, the Middle Eastern and Organised Crime Squad, the Public Order and Riot Squad and the Dog Unit also participated and were assisted by the Roads and Traffic Authority.

All riders and drivers were breath tested and each vehicle was checked for road-worthiness.

Seven traffic infringement notices, three defect infringement notices and three Department of Environment and Climate notices were issued.

Two motorcycles received red defect notices, meaning they could not be ridden from the area, and one senior OMCG member was issued with a licence suspension notice.

Earlier in the day, officers also stopped a member of the ‘Fourth Reich’ OMCG and issued two traffic infringement notices.

Police are continuing to monitor the activities of OMCG members as they continue with their national ride.

Strike Force Raptor was established by the State Crime Command’s Gangs Squad in 2009 and is a proactive and high-impact operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs and their alleged associated criminal enterprises.