OFF THE WIRE
Bikie gang headquarters raided..
UPDATE: A 42-year-old man has been charged after dramatic raids on four properties connected to the Hells Angels bikie gang's Nomad Chapter.
Police forced entry to the gangs Thomastown clubhouse and residential properties in Thomastwon, Bundoora and Greensborough.
They seized weapons - including a firearm - ammunition and drugs.
A Greensborough man has been charged with drug trafficking and possession and possessing the proceeds of crime.
A 26-year-old woman from Thomastown was released pending further enquiries.
Detective Superintendent Doug Fryer says the arrest comes following a spate of recent assaults involving firearms.
EARLIER: Heavily-armed police have raided four properties linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang in Melbourne's north this morning.
A senior member of the Nomad chapter of the Hells Angels is in custody following the raids in Thomastown, Greensborough and Bundoora about 8am today.
Police are believed to have blasted their way into a heavily fortified property in Thomastown, believed to be the headquarters of the Nomad chapter.
"We were required to force entry to those premises. I can't really go into detail as to how we did it," Superintendent Doug Fryer told radio 3AW today.
"This is part of our ongoing focus around outlaw motorcycle gang criminality and certainly Victoria Police is continuing to take affirmative action to prevent, detect and disrupt organised criminality among OMCG clubs, an we will continue to do so."
3AW's Yvette Gray's images from the Hells Angels premises
http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/neil-mitchell-blog/bikie-gang-headquarters-raided/20110608-1frot.html
