Rebels, Finks and Comancheros bikies among Erebus taskforce’s first arrests

The newly formed super squad tasked with stamping out Sydney’s gang war has already made seven underworld arrests, seized firearms and drugs. See the incredible footage.

Seven people linked to outlaw bikie gangs, including an associate of shot Comanchero Tarek Zahed have been arrested during police operations to stamp out Sydney’s gang war.

During raids across the city and the south coast police arrested members and associates of the Comanchero, Rebel and Finks bikie clubs and seized three firearms and a large quantity of drugs.

“We have executed a number search warrants and as a result, seized numerous firearms and arrested seven people for a range of serious offences – all allegedly members or associates of OMCGs,’’ Commissioner Karen Webb said.

The arrests are part of an ongoing strategy under Task Force Erebus established this week to investigate Sydney’s bloody murders between warring crime families linked to major drug supply and indicated there would be more arrests.

“I want the community to be reassured that operations under Erebus have a long way to go, and we will inflict further damage on these criminal networks in the days and weeks to come,” Commissioner Webb said.

Taskforce Erebus has taken down seven people linked to outlaw bikie gangs. Picture: NSW Police

On the same night Tarek Zahed was shot and his brother Omar killed a 32-year-old man was shot in Londonderry in Sydney's west.

The two shootings were unrelated but police allege the man shot was a member of the Rebel bikie gang who are in a conflict with the Finks.

One of the alleged bikies arrested amid the crackdown. Picture: NSW Police

Armed police arrested the alleged Fink at a home in Schofields on Tuesday morning. He allegedly shot a 37-year-old man on May 10 inside a home at Londonderry. He was taken to Westmead Hospital and has since been released.

The alleged offender was charged with numerous offences including using a firearm with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm and acquiring a pistol while subject to a firearms prohibition order, and is expected to appear in Blacktown court on Wednesday.

Firearms and drugs have also been seized. Picture: NSW Police

Police also arrested alleged Comanchero Alan Marshall, an associate of Tarek Zahed while he driving a Mercedes on Bruce Street at Brighton-Le-Sands, about 2.30pm Tuesday afternoon.

The 36-year-old man was breath and drug tested allegedly returning a positive result for methylamphetamines and cocaine.

More Comanchero members, including the sergeant-at-arms of the gang’s south coast chapter, were also among those arrest during a joint operation with NSW Criminal Groups Squad and Australian Federal Police.

Three men aged 26, 23 and 32, and a woman, aged 21, were also arrested following other raids on alleged Rebels associates at homes in Sydney’s northwest.

During a subsequent search of a home in Blaxlands Ridge, police seized a shotgun and a 9mm Glock pistol.