Revealed: Inside the police raids that found Mongrel Mob links in Biloela
Details of two separate police raids, the first in December last year, on a Central Queensland car club’s headquarters, can be revealed for the first time.
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Police found links to international street gang, The Mongrel Mob, in Biloela when they conducted the first of two raids on the Kingdom Car Club’s headquarters in the Central Queensland rural town late last year.
It can be revealed the first of those raids happened on December 9, 2020, when police found a number of Kingdom Car Club shirts and car club documents, along with Mongrel Mob clothing, at the Kingdom Car Club’s Biloela clubhouse.
During this initial raid, police officers saw something written on a door referring to The Mongrel Mob and also a Ford Mustang with the number plate “Mongrel”.
Earlier this month, three men pleaded guilty in Biloela Magistrates Court to wearing Kingdom Car Club clothing (prohibited item) in a public place.
By law this apparel is prohibited as it is associated with The Mongrel Mob, an organised street gang based in New Zealand.
The second police raid on the Kingdom Car Club’s headquarters at Biloela happened on the morning of July 1 this year.
Police executed a search warrant (restricted premises warrant) at the black and red painted building.
It comprised of a small living area at the front with an attached, large mechanics workshop at the rear.
In the yard there were multiple vehicles including a boat.
During the search, police found a Mongrel Mob hat and a large amount of Kingdom Car Club merchandise.
In the boat, in a storage compartment in the bow, they found a Mongrel Mob vest, numerous Mongrel Mob banners and a “large amount” of Mongrel Mob clothing.
One of the Kingdom Car Club members who holds an official position with the organisation was present during the search.
A Biloela court was recently told that The Mongrel Mob is identified as an organisation under the Liquor Act and the liquor regulations.
“The gang have their origins in New Zealand and have recently appeared throughout Queensland, in particular, Biloela,” the police prosecutor said.
The court also heard that senior police officers attached to the Police New Zealand National Organised Crime Group Motorcycle Gang Unit had assisted Central Queensland police with their local investigations.
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