Update 2: Taskforce Maxima seize cash and guns

Taskforce Maxima detectives have seized firearms and $350,000 in cash during additional raids conducted today following the arrest of an alleged Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) member overnight.

Search warrants were executed on safety deposit boxes in Brisbane and Burleigh where detectives allegedly uncovered two automatic assault rifles and approximately $350,000 in cash.

The searches were conducted as part of operations targeting the involvement of the Hells Angels OMCG in the illegal distribution of methylamphetmines.

Detective Acting Superintendent Brendan Smith from Taskforce Maxima said police had seized more than a million dollars in cash, three automatic weapons, five hand guns and a quantity of drugs as part of raids conducted in the past 24 hours.

“This in an outstanding success for the community. It clearly reveals the true nature of these gangs which is both organised and dangerous. The efforts of the investigators involved cannot be acknowledged enough,” Detective Acting Superintendent Smith said.

Investigations are continuing.

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