Taskforce Maxima – Motorcycle impoundment, Finks OMCG
As a result of ongoing investigations into the unlawful behaviour by members of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG), officers from Taskforce Maxima, State Crime Command Road Policing Unit executed a search warrant overnight on a Coomera address.
This search resulted in the location and seizure of a 2013 Harley Davidson ‘Night Rod’ motorcycle valued in excess of $20,000.
As a result, a 27-year-old Coomera man, a patched member and Treasurer of the Finks OMCG Gold Coast chapter, was issued with a Notice to Appear for three counts of unlicensed driving. Consequently, the motorbike was subject to impoundment pending permanent forfeiture.
Also, a 22-year-old Paradise Island man, a patched member of the Finks OMCG Gold Coast chapter, was issued with a Notice to Appear for one count of unlicensed driving.
Both men will appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on November 18.
Detective Inspector Brendan Smith from Taskforce Maxima said, “Taskforce Maxima’s Road Policing Unit delivers an additional capability to target the unlawful behaviour of crime gangs. These alleged breaches of road safety legislation provides further examples of how some gang members have no regard for community safety.”
“The riding of high powered motorcycles without an appropriate licence puts all road users at risk.”
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