Police have targeted a number of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members and other serious offenders across East Gippsland this week as part of a Firearm Prohibition Order (FPO) operation.
As part of the operation, detectives from East Gippsland and Wellington Investigations and Response Units, VIPER Taskforce, Echo Task-force, and Eastern Region Crime Squad issued seven new FPOs and conducted 16 compliance checks on those already subject to a FPO.
Among those targeted throughout the operation were local Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Club (OMCG) members, their associates, and other individuals with a history of serious violence.
Over the course of the operation, police arrested 12 people, including one offender who was charged with trafficking methylamphetamine, and other offenders connected to possession of illicit drugs, prohibited weapons and stolen property.
Police also seized:
- Approximately 10 grams of methylamphetamine,
worth approximately $5000. - One pound of cannabis worth approximately
$2500, and other illicit substances including
Xanax and steroids. - One stolen motorcycle,
- Prohibited weapons and cash
Among those arrested was a 20-year-old male from Bairnsdale.
IMAGE: Acting Inspector Mark Rossiter says the safety of the community is a priority. (PS)