Police have arrested every patched member of the Christchurch chapter of the Comancheros in a massive blow to the international bikie gang’s reach into the South Island.
They’ve also seized millions of dollars worth of drugs, cash and guns as part of a major eight-month investigation into the gang’s illicit activities.
That investigation, dubbed Operation Avon, terminated on Wednesday, when about 30 properties were raided in Christchurch and Auckland.
Eighteen men, aged 18-55, had been arrested including every patched member of the Christchurch chapter of the Comancheros, Detective Inspector Darrin Thomson said in a statement on Thursday morning.
Police seized 5kg of class A drugs, 11 guns, ammunition, and about $250,000 cash.
That is an impressive operation by the Police.
I much prefer arresting gangs for criminal activity, rather than giving them taxpayer money to run drug rehabilitation courses for victims of the drugs they sell.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders.
3 comments:
Well Done !!
Just keep it up, guys.
7 years overdue to do what they are paid to do.
The amazing thing is that despite other gangs and criminals having been hammered by the remarkable confiscation laws, gang activity continues. I would have thought the propect of months or years of forced nothingness in gaol would be a huge disencentive, especailly to persons who have largely escaped the tyranny of employemnt and the associated dictate of the use of their time. I guess in a world where few now read (or can) newspapers, many rmembers are out of touch.
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