OUTLAW bikies should turn around if they think Victoria is a safe haven for their violent crimes and culture. More than 100 bikies have found themselves behind bars since anti-bikie taskforce Echo was set up in 2011.
Now the Comancheros, the outlaw bikie gang that was the state’s most feared, is running for cover. As reported in today’s Herald Sun, the Comancheros have abandoned their clubhouses in South Melbourne and Hallam after police laid hundreds of charges against its members.
This has led to the rise of another violent bikie gang, the Mongols, but they too are coming under increasing police pressure.
This gang has been active in recruiting members in prisons. Some have been “patched’’ in prison and others on their release. Police raids have broken the Comancheros. Bikie bosses have fled overseas or been arrested. The outlaw gangs have fought vicious turf wars against each other, which have resulted in several bikie figures being shot.
But, while the Victoria Police and other agencies, including the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Taxation Office have fought in the war against the outlaw gangs, there has been what can be interpreted as a mixed message from the courts.
Comanchero boss Mick Murray will be allowed to go on holiday in Bali before he goes to trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice. As reported in today’s newspaper, a County Court judge agreed to vary his $500,000 bail conditions. Murray has previously told the courts he resigned from the bikie gang to spend more time with his family. Presumably, they will be with him on the beach in Bali.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/bikies-get-the-boot/story-fni0ffsx-1227325513719
Now the Comancheros, the outlaw bikie gang that was the state’s most feared, is running for cover. As reported in today’s Herald Sun, the Comancheros have abandoned their clubhouses in South Melbourne and Hallam after police laid hundreds of charges against its members.
This has led to the rise of another violent bikie gang, the Mongols, but they too are coming under increasing police pressure.
This gang has been active in recruiting members in prisons. Some have been “patched’’ in prison and others on their release. Police raids have broken the Comancheros. Bikie bosses have fled overseas or been arrested. The outlaw gangs have fought vicious turf wars against each other, which have resulted in several bikie figures being shot.
But, while the Victoria Police and other agencies, including the Australian Federal Police, the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Taxation Office have fought in the war against the outlaw gangs, there has been what can be interpreted as a mixed message from the courts.
Comanchero boss Mick Murray will be allowed to go on holiday in Bali before he goes to trial for attempting to pervert the course of justice. As reported in today’s newspaper, a County Court judge agreed to vary his $500,000 bail conditions. Murray has previously told the courts he resigned from the bikie gang to spend more time with his family. Presumably, they will be with him on the beach in Bali.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/bikies-get-the-boot/story-fni0ffsx-1227325513719