Police have conducted a multi-day high-visibility operation targeting outlaw motorcyclist gangs (OMCGs) operating in the state’s Hunter Valley.
Operation Chalk – a three day operation – began on Friday 24 February 2023, and saw officers from Hunter Valley and Oxley Police Districts work alongside specialist units including Traffic & Highway Patrol, Traffic Response Group, Raptor Squad, the Dog Unit, Operational Support Group and Aviation Command, disrupt OMCG activity at a bike show in the region.
Incidents of note:
– About 11.40am on Sunday 26 February 2023, a 29-year-old man, believed to be a member of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang, allegedly avoided an RBT site, but he was later stopped by officers attached to RAPTOR Squad and issued two Traffic Infringement Notices and a Defect Notice.
– About 12pm on Sunday 26 February 2023, a 53-year-old man was stopped and charged with supply prohibited drug, three counts of possess prohibited drug, and possess prescribed restricted substance. He was granted conditional bail to appear before Tamworth Local Court on Monday 13 March 2023.
