Inside the Comanchero national meeting - and the movie-style video starring their bikie boss
The Comanchero OMCG has provided a rare behind-the-scenes look at its annual run which saw close to 100 bikes descend on Canberra last weekend. WATCH THE VIDEO
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The Comanchero bikie gang has provided an inside look at its national run through Canberra with a Hollywood-inspired video that shows pep talks from leader Allan Meehan and a group photo on the steps of a war memorial.
Close to 100 members of the outlaw motorcycle gang descended on the nation’s capital last Saturday for their annual memorial run - which saw them ride through the city before taking for a group photo in the centre of the CBD.
While news cameras captured plenty of photos from the outside, the gang has now released behind the scenes footage showing what took place on the inside.
The video begins with a James Bond-like scene, showing a bikie with a large “Comanchero” tattoo across his back waking up next to a topless woman, before he receives a text telling him he needs to go and collect the “package”.
After speeding off on his motorbike and collecting what is presumably the “package” from off a private jet, the video goes inside the bikie gang’s get together which saw members gather in the carpark of strip club Mitchell Mistresses, only 11kms from Parliament House.
Allan Meehan, who police sources said remains the OMCG’s national president, features heavily throughout the video including at several points when he can be seen giving a passionate speech to those gathered.
High-profile Sydney bikie George Lergou can also be seen in several close-up shots.
ACT Police set-up a checkpoint outside the strip club to slow the group as they dispersed and to assess their motorcycles for any potential illegal defects.
Police also documented members and photographed them, as well as their tattoos.
The dozens of large men, all in white memorial run jumpers and their yellow and black bikie cuts, as well as designer sunglasses and with tattoos on show, then rode off together into the suburb of Russell.
They group then stopped on the steps in front of the Australian-American War Memorial for a photo.
The video continues with some of the bikies heading back to a rural property, where Meehan can again be seen instructing his troops - although rap music playing over the top means he cannot be heard.
Continuing the Hollywood-style action theme through, the video ends with the bikie who had earlier collected the “package” dropping it off a bridge into the waiting arms of an associate floating below on a luxury boat.
That man - whose face is blurred - then opens up the black duffel bag and removes the mystery item, a bikie cut with “brotherhood” on the back.
More than 25,000 people have watched the video since it was posted to YouTube on Saturday.
The ACT’s softer laws on bikies - as opposed to all other states and territories - is likely why it was chosen to host the national meeting.
The nation’s capital is yet to implement the tough anti-consorting laws that stop OMCGs from gathering or wearing club colours together.
However NSW Police were still keeping an eye on the activities of the powerful gang down south, with Detective Inspector Matthew Smith - who heads the NSW Police Raptor Squad southern region team - saying they were “fully aware” of the gathering.
“We are fully aware of a significant outlaw motorcycle gang gathering planned in the ACT this weekend,” Inspector Smith said.
“These criminal gangs go to great lengths to avoid police detection but equally, we have been interacting with them for some time, so we have a level of knowledge about how they operate.
“SCC Raptor Squad is designed to disrupt and dismantle outlaw motorcycle gangs in NSW.
“Raptor Squad takes great pride in the work they do in identifying any illegal activity or anti-social behaviour arising from these outlaw motorcycle gangs.”
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