Drugs, fireworks seized during raid on Bandidos clubhouse
A Bandidos bikie is due to face court after cocaine, fireworks and alcohol were seized during a raid on a outlaw motorcycle gang clubhouse.
A Bandidos bikie is due to face court after cocaine, fireworks and alcohol were seized during a raid on a outlaw motorcycle gang clubhouse near Newcastle.
Police on Saturday searched a property in Heatherbrae, as well as 35 Bandidos members and associates of the club’s Port Stephens chapter.
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They allegedly seized cocaine and a large amount of fireworks and alcohol.
A 34-year-old man is expected to face Raymond Terrace Local Court on March 25 after allegedly being found with an illegal drug during the raids.
Criminal Groups Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace, said the operation at the weekend should put all criminal networks on notice.
“Strike Force Raptor will always be on the front foot when it comes to targeting these thuggish groups and preventing further criminal acts,” Det Supt Wallace said.
“Our investigators are proactive, dogged, and keen to make the community a safer place.”
Strike Force Raptor was established in 2009 and conducts proactive investigations and intelligence-based, high-impact policing operations to prevent and disrupt conflicts, and dismantle any network engaged in serious organised criminal activity.
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