Raptor Squad Targets Bandidos in High-Visibility Operation Near Newcastle

A major police operation has seen dozens of members and associates of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang stopped and inspected across the Hunter region. On Saturday, 25 April 2026, officers from the NSW Police Raptor Squad, assisted by Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, Traffic and Highway Patrol, and the Dog Unit, carried out a high-visibility crackdown across Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley. The operation focused on anti-social behaviour, traffic offences, and organised crime activity, with police establishing checkpoints at Beresfield and Salt Ash. During the operation, 90 Bandidos OMCG members and associates were stopped for road compliance inspections, as well as roadside breath...