Toby Mitchell takes swipe at Mongols

Ex-Mongols boss Toby Mitchell has taken a swipe at his former club on social media, sending a clear message he still holds the power.

Former Mongols boss Toby Mitchell appears to have taken a swipe at his former club amid an ongoing struggle for power and loyalty.

Mitchell posted to Instagram a picture of him with more than a dozen other men, including fellow ousted Mongols, with the caption: “What the f--k did you think would happen”.

Included in the photo – taken in Southbank on Wednesday night – is Mark Balsillie, the gang’s former national sergeant-at-arms, and boxer Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim.

Both were among key Mongols booted from the gang days after Mitchell.

One of Australia’s most identifiable underworld figures, Mitchell has a wide network of connections including powerful Middle Eastern organised crime players linked to NCF, the Notorious Crime Family.

Toby Mitchell appears to take a swipe at his former Mongols gang in an Instagram post.

Inside sources have claimed about 40 members have turned their back on the Mongols since it was overtaken in April by Queenslanders Nick “The Knife” Forbes and Phil Main.

Since then there has been significant friction between past and present members, with Mitchell keen to show he still holds power.

Sources claim the Mongols may struggle to remain viable in Victoria, speculating just a few bikies remain tied to the gang.

The nation’s bikie scene has been left with a power vacuum, with Mitchell and his key crew now going their own way.

Mongols president Nick ‘The Knife’ Forbes.

Key Comanchero including national president Mick Murray and national sergeant-at-arms Tarek Zahed have also been taken out of action.

Murray has been in custody since late April after being charged with the 2019 murder of Mitat Rasimi, a one-time associate of Tony Mokbel.

And Zahed is in hospital after being shot up to 10 times in a busy Sydney gym in an ambush which killed his brother Omar Zahed on Tuesday night.

Tarek Zahed was a likely candidate to fill Murray’s role and had been living in Melbourne since January.

Comanchero president Mick Murray is in custody over the alleged murder of Mitat Rasimi.

Comanchero national sergeant at arms Tarek Zahed was shot up to 10 times during an ambush at a Sydney gym.

Veteran Mongol Tyrone Bell, who is the longest serving Victorian member, has been elevated to vice-president of the Mongols since the power shift.

But it’s been claimed most members from the Melbourne chapter left, while the gang’s Northside and Echuca chapters’ membership was also decimated.

The Echuca chapter was led by Jason Addison, a former Bandido national president who was exiled by that club several years ago.

International chapters in Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia are said to have folded in the fallout.

They had strong loyalties to Balsillie, himself a former Comanchero and the driver of a major international patchover years ago.

Balsillie recruited Russian Comanchero to the Mongols in 2019.

Mitchell is set to stay a free agent, with no plans to rejoin any outlaw motorcycle gangs.

He was a former high-ranking Bandido before leaving the club in 2013 after being shot seven times in two separate ambushes.

Originally published as Toby Mitchell takes swipe at Mongols