Police made numerous arrests and impounded vehicles as a result of an operation targeting illegal dirt bike activity during the long weekend. Across Sunday and Monday, five arrests were made along with five bikes and one motor vehicle being impounded .
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Five people have been arrested and six vehicles impounded after a police crackdown on illegal dirt bikers in south Auckland over the long weekend.
About 50 bikes gathered at the Manukau Memorial Gardens before heading to Ōtara in convoy, darting in and out of traffic and pulling dangerous wheelies as they rode.
Among the arrests was a Killer Beez gang member, with other gang affiliates also tied up in the action. On the streets of Ōtara, residents and shopkeepers say the disruption from the dangerous bikers is becoming part of daily life.
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