Two interstate outlaw motorcycle gang members have been charged with affray and several counts of assault after an incident at Devonport McDonald’s last weekend.
Police executed a search warrant at a rural property near New Norfolk where a Tasmanian OMCG member lives around 6am on Friday.
During the search, two South Australian men aged 23 and 30, who have been actively avoiding police, were arrested.
They have since been charged and will appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court later today.
The Tasmanian man will also face charges after police located a quantity of drugs, gel blasters styled as real handguns and stolen property during the search.
Devonport CIB Detective Acting Inspector Alex Bonde said the arrests followed some “dedicated investigative work” undertaken by Tasmania Police.
“We have made it unequivocally clear we won’t tolerate the type of thuggish behaviour that occurred in Devonport last weekend, and we will do everything we can to hold those responsible to account,” he said.
“By helping these men avoid police apprehension, the OMCG has shown that it condones violence within our community.”
“Tasmania Police is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our community members and we will continue to proactively target and disrupt OMCG activities.”
“We have also identified a third man reportedly involved in the assaults from the weekend, and we’re working with our interstate counterparts to ensure he is held to account for his actions”.
