Three men have been arrested and more than $650,000 in assets seized in what police say is a money-laundering ring for the Comancheros.
On Wednesday police arrested a 35-year-old, 36-year-old, and 37-year-old under charges of money laundering and participating in organised crime. One man is a patched Comancheros member, the other an associate, and the third a motor vehicle dealer.
Police arrested the men at properties at Silverdale, Sandringham and Mt Wellington.
As well as the arrests, police also confiscated five luxury vehicles including an Audi, a Mercedes-Benz, and a BMW. One of the Mercedes is a rare, limited edition G-Class wagon worth more than $250,000.
The operation which led to the arrests began in late 2019 and followed the alleged money laundering operations of the Comancheros.
Detective Inspector Julian Rinckes says police will allege one of those charged assisted the gang in concealing their crimes.
"Money laundering is not a victimless crime," he said in a statement.
"By enabling organised crime groups to conceal the profits of their illegal activities, it is continuing a cycle of harm imposed on vulnerable communities that are preyed on by these groups."
It's not the first time police have restrained assets from the Comancheros - since 2019 police have taken more than $5 million in assets from the gang.
Further arrests or charges have not been ruled out.
The Comancheros arrests follow a bout of police warrants executed against the Mongols MC gang in the past two days, which saw 17 members arrested.They collectively face 263 charges.
