Bikie gangs in Sydney: Who’s in charge of Australia’s toughest bikie gangs

WHEN anti-bikie cops wake up in the middle of the night, these are the faces they see flash before their eyes. So, just who are the leaders of Australia’s most notorious bikie gangs?

• READ THE FULL INVESTIGATION

• Chapter 1: The cops who crushed the bikies
• Chapter 2: Inside the real-life police fight club
• Chapter 3: The day bikies went too far
• Chapter 4: Warlords of the underworld

WHEN anti-bikie cops wake up in the middle of the night, these are the faces they see flash before their eyes.

The Finks, the Hells Angels and the Comanchero might have been dented by Strike Force Raptor but their leaders remain firmly in the sights of NSW police.

The Rebels president Alex Vella is stewing in exile with a cancelled visa in Malta. Known as the ‘Maltese Falcon’ he lived in Australia for almost four decades on a residency visa which was stripped from him in 2014.

► RAPTOR: WARLORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD

The Finks Koshan Rashidi, a high-value target for law enforcement agencies, is the man police fear is the next bikie warlord. They’re worried about Rashidi and what he’s planning for the Finks, which includes an aggressive expansion strategy.

Just who are these men? Find out below.

READ THE FULL SPECIAL INVESIGATION

► CHAPTER ONE: Inside the squad that beat Sydney’s gangs

► CHAPTER TWO: The real-life police fight club

► CHAPTER THREE: The day bikies went too far

► CHAPTER FOUR: Bikie gangs: Warlords of the underworld

Strike Force Raptor is an elite militarised unit of the NSW Police