Why Raptor moved south to crush the Illawarra’s outlaw bikie gangs

Angela Thompson
Updated January 30 2019 - 4:31pm, first published July 1 2018 - 5:00pm

Escalating tensions among players linked to outlaw motorcycle gangs in the Illawarra have prompted the state’s elite, “in-your-face” bikie strike force to move into the region.

Raptor South is charged with disrupting and dismantling the gangs, before things gets bloody. Angela Thompson reports

A bikie-friendly blogger named Boris went along for the ride one day in May 2016 as 130 Black Uhlans MC riders thundered through the Illawarra. 

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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