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Drugs and cash seized during bikie warrants at Melbourne
Detectives from the Echo Taskforce located drugs and cash during a number of warrants executed this week as part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motor Cycle Gang (OMCG).
Yesterday police executed warrants at four residential properties in Southbank, Docklands, Montrose and Reservoir.
Designer clothes, jewellery and watches believed to be valued at about $1M, cash and steroids were seized from the Southbank address, while a quantity of cocaine was located at the Montrose address.
A 30-year-old Montrose man, who is a patched member of the Mongols OMCG, was arrested and charged with traffick drug of dependence and possess drug of dependence.
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Police arrest three after OMCG warrants
Three patched members of the Mongols Outlaw Motor Cycle Gang (OMCG) were arrested this morning as part of an investigation into dangerous driving earlier this month.
Warrants were executed by detectives from the Echo Taskforce, Caulfield Divisional Response Unit and Mill Park Divisional Response Unit at properties in Bundoora, Brighton and Rowville, as well as at the Mongols club house in Port Melbourne.
A 36-year-old Brighton man, who is also the Mongols OMCG national sergeant at arms, has been charged with reckless conduct endangering serious injury, drive while causing loss of traction, fail to wear motorcycle helmet and drive unregistered motor vehicle.
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Police charge two after Ravenhall fatal shooting
Homicide Squad detectives have charged two men following the fatal drive-by shooting of Ikenasio Tuivasa at a Ravenhall pool hall earlier this year.
A 26-year-old Hoppers Crossing man was arrested yesterday and subsequently charged with murder and intentionally cause serious injury.
A 26-year-old Cairnlea man was arrested this morning and has also been charged with murder and intentionally cause serious injury.
Both men will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court later today.
Police also executed five warrants at properties in Cairnlea, Hoppers Crossing, Sunshine West, Weir Views and Robinvale as part of this investigation.
Police taking serious dip at underworldâs big dirty guns
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Reservoir Dogs-style), gold chains (
Sopranos-style), cosmetically enhanced girlfriends (Russian mafia-style), imported sports cars (Tony Mokbel-style) and of course dirty big guns (
Scarface-style).
For some the shooter is an underworld fashion statement, like cufflinks for a financial adviser, suntan for a travel agent or braces for a tubby share trader. For others the gun is a deadly tool of the trade often used to resolve conflicts and as the ultimate debt collector.
Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi in Reservoir Dogs.
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For the first time Victoria Police are having a serious dip at not only seizing guns but finding the traffickers who sell high-powered guns to crooks with pea-shooter brains.