Rock Machine bikie gang wants foothold in Melbourne
Notorious Canadian bikie gang Rock Machine is pushing hard into Melbourne, going on a local recruiting spree and riding on our roads in numbers. It’s the latest disturbance in Victoria’s unstable OMCG scene.
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Feared bikie gang Rock Machine has moved into Victoria and is looking for members.
The Herald Sun can reveal the outlaw motorcycle gang — which originated in Canada — is actively recruiting
Members of Rock Machine, which has a long history of violent crime and drug trafficking, have been seen riding in numbers on Melbourne roads in recent months.
The gang made an attempt to get a foothold in Melbourne and country Victoria some years ago but could not consolidate its position
They are now making a fresh push into the crowded Victorian bikie scene.
Rock Machine was found to be increasingly active in South Australia last year.
A man police called a local gang president was arrested after 1.5 kg of a substance believed to be methamphetamine and a loaded gun were allegedly found at his home.
The gang also has chapters in New South Wales and West Australia.
Among former WA members was sergeant-at-arms Brent Reker, who moved to Victoria to lead the rival Finks gang several years ago.
Reker was found dead in his prison cell earlier this year.
Rock Machine’s entry comes at a time of instability in Victoria’s OMCG world.
The Finks have been involved in conflict with the Mongols outfit and there has also been friction with the Rebels.
The Echo taskforce is investigating a series of firebombings targeting the Finks in Melbourne’s southern suburbs last week.
The Comancheros have been hit by arrests of members and associates over high-level offences.
Rock Machine and the Hells Angels were in the 1990s involved in the most bloody conflict in OMCG history.
More than 160 people died in brutal Canadian turf warfare which lasted for years.
Victoria Police said: “Echo Taskforce remains vigilant to the opening of new clubhouses and the recruitment of new outlaw motorcycle gang members across Victoria.”
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