Police raid the Hells Angels clubrooms in Fairfield this morning. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: News Limited
HEAVILY armed police have swooped on bikie clubhouses across Melbourne in one of the biggest co-ordinated raids for years.
Police stormed the Hells Angels headquarters in Heidelberg Road, Fairfield, early this morning with members of the Special Operations Group and Echo Taskforce on scene.
Special Operations Group officers also raided the Nomads, an Angels affiliate, on the Western Ring Rd in Thomastown.
Front gates have been torn off at both clubhouses.
Police raid the Hells Angels clubrooms in Fairfield this morning. Picture: Nicole Garmston
Several other raids are occurring across Melbourne, but police have requested the Herald Sun not yet publish their locations for operational reasons.
Police at the Fairfield stronghold - Melbourne's original Hells Angels headquarters - used a megaphone to instruct any occupants to leave the building.
There are reports one man has been arrested.
The raids involved the heavily armed police Special Operations Group. Picture: Nicole Garmston
It is believed police have up to 60 warrants and could be looking for high-calibre weapons.
Some 700 people have been involved in the operation, one of the biggest co-ordinated police swoops for years.
Police have declined to comment on the raids at this time due to the operation still being "active".
Some 700 people have been involved in one of the biggest police operations for years. Picture: Nicole Garmston
Tensions have been high in the bikie world for the last six months but the situation escalated 11 days ago when a gymnasium owned by Comanchero Victorian president Mick Murray, was shot up and explosive devices thrown through the window.
A Hells Angel clubhouse in a southeastern suburb was blasted with gunfire a day later.
Police have previously mentioned they are desperate to find high calibre weapons and machine guns which have been found in recent shootings.
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