Fourth Reich clubhouse raided as Raptor South target bikie gangs in the Illawarra region
CANNABIS, an imitation firearm, bikie colours and offensive implements have been seized during police raids of a club house linked to the Fourth Reich outlaw motorcycle gang.
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Editor's Note: Since the publication of this article, the State of NSW accepted that the raid was conducted without a lawful basis. We have also been informed that the Club ceased using a swastika as part of its logo in 2022.
CANNABIS, an imitation firearm, bikie colours and offensive implements have been seized during police raids of a club house linked to the Fourth Reich outlaw motorcycle gang.
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The Fourth Reich clubhouse was targeted as part of ongoing investigations in response to violent acts believed to be related to conflicts between rival OMCGs and other criminal groups in the Illawarra and across southern NSW.
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The Albion Park property was searched at around 8pm on Thursday night by members of Strike Force Raptor, Raptor South, the Dog Unit, Lake Illawarra Target Action Group, and the Public Order and Riot Squad.
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Police seized cannabis, offensive implements, an imitation firearm, and club colours as a result of searches of 35 Fourth Reich OMCG members.
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Additionally, police issued 32 consorting warnings and three consorting bookings, with Raptor Highway officers also handing out 14 traffic infringements and 13 vehicle/motorcycle defect notices.
Potential breaches of the Gaming and Licensing Administration Act and Environmental Planning & Assessment Act were also identified by officers.
Further inquiries will be conducted in relation to the use of the property, including potential declarations under the Restricted Premises Act.
The club made headlines earlier this month when Strike Force Raptor cops gave a dose of tough love to a civilian couple they pulled up outside a clubhouse rally..
Recorded in 2015, the audio was taken by the man in the car and later presented to court in an unrelated matter.
The man and his partner had driven up to a Fourth Reich Wollongong clubhouse where the bikies had opened their doors to raise money for a local shark patrol service.
Raptor cops stopped the cars of drivers attempting to buy T-shirts and look at the bikes owned by the gang, whose clubhouse is adorned with Nazi banners and swastikas.
“You’re supporting it,” an officer said to a woman, who insisted she was there to buy a T-shirt. “Get it through your thick head. That’s why you are here with your bonnet up beside the road, stupid.”
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