Raptor’s ‘Week of Action’ leads to alleged Hells Angels bikie arrest
An alleged Hells Angels bikie is one of several charged as part of a week-long Raptor operation targeting organised criminal networks.
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Three men, including an alleged Hells Angels bikie from the Illawarra, have been charged as part of a week-long operation targeting organised criminal networks.
The State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad, with assistance from local police across the Sydney Metropolitan Region, conducted a ‘Week of Action’ between Monday, August 9 and Sunday, August 15.
During the week-long operation, officers seized prohibited weapons, ammunition, prescription medication, illicit drugs and fireworks, all of which will undergo further forensic examination.
On August 10, officers attached to Raptor Squad executed a search warrant at a home in Flinders, seizing ammunition, prohibited weapons, prescription medication, electronic devices and other items.
A 27-year-old woman was arrested at the scene, while a 41-year-old man – who is an alleged Hells Angels OMCG member – was arrested at his West Dapto workplace.
Both were conveyed to Lake Illawarra Police Station, where the woman was charged with possess ammunition without holding licence or permit, two counts of possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, and four counts of possess or attempt to, prescribed restricted substance.
The man was charged with possess ammunition without holding licence or permit and possess or attempt to, prescribed restricted substance. The pair were granted strict conditional bail to appear at Port Kembla Local Court in September.
On August 11, officers attached to Raptor Highway Patrol executed a Firearms Prohibition Order (FPO) on a 44-year-old man after stopping a white Holden Rodeo utility on Green Hills Drive, Silverdale.
Police then executed a search warrant at the man’s home, seizing several white tablets believed to be steroids. He was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with a breach of bail and is due to appear in Penrith Local Court next year.
Raptor Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Jason Weinstein, said high-visibility policing strategies such as those used by Raptor Squad continue to successfully disrupt the activities of criminal groups.
“These operations target those who deliberately engage in criminal behaviour,” Det Supt Weinstein said.
“Raptor Squad will continue to conduct overt policing activities on members of criminal groups using all lawful possible means to disrupt and discourage organised crime.
“Community members should expect to feel safe, and police will continue to seek out those who participate in criminal activity with unapologetic, intelligence-led policing methods such as those employed in the Week of Action.”
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