Seven alleged Rebels MC members or associates in WA, have been charged with 25 offences, as part of a recent national ‘day of action’ targeting the club.
The day involved operational raids on Rebels clubhouses in Rockingham and Bunbury.
Police Minister Michelle Roberts said the year-long blitz on the club had resulted in more than 400 charges being laid, while netting drugs, cash and illegal weapons.
“The fact of the matter is outlaw motorcycle gangs are just that,” she said.
“They operate outside of the law, they do untold harm in our community and they are peddling drugs into our community.”
State Crime Acting Assistant Commissioner Alan Morton said the national day of action on Wednesday was a “culmination of 12 months of effort”.
“These gangs don’t care for the harm they cause our community, they are motivated purely by power and greed.” he said.
“Outlaw motorcycle gangs recruit aggressively with the promise of a glamorous lifestyle when nothing could be more further from the truth.”
The charges, laid on the day related to unspecified drugs, extortion and stolen property offences.
Roberts said the haul from the last 12 months included methamphetamine and cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $4 million, illegal firearms and nearly half a million dollars in cash.
She said 78 people associated with the Rebels were facing charges such as aggravated armed robbery, threats to kill, extortion and drug offences.
