Hundreds of heavily-armed Australian police have taken part in raids on biker gangs in and around Sydney.
Several high-ranking members of the gangs were arrested and explosives, guns, drugs and cash were seized.
Some 350 police took part in dawn raids at 30 addresses across Sydney and elsewhere in New South Wales state targeting the Hells Angels, Rebels and Comancheros, as well as Asian and Balkan crime organisations, police said.
They confirmed "a senior member of the Hells Angels" was among 19 people arrested during the raids, in which ammunition, a stun gun and a bullet-proof vest were also recovered.
Australia's biker gang culture has been on the rise "A total of 19 people have been arrested during today's operation, the result of ongoing investigations," New South Wales police said, adding that four people had so far been charged.
"Search warrants are ongoing and further charges are anticipated."
Police said the raids were part of a two-year investigation into the supply of firearms, explosives and drugs to organised crime groups after intercepting more than 500,000 telephone calls.
Detective Chief Superintendent Mick Plotecki, commander of the organised crime squad, said a number of international links were identified.
"There are senior members from the Rebels, Comancheros, Hells Angels; we also have Balkan organised crime and Asian organised crime involved in this inquiry," he told reporters.
The Asian and Balkan groups were allegedly involved in supplying drugs and guns to rival biker gangs, he said.
Police said the arrests would have a significant impact.
"A number of significant illegal supply chains have now been severed, which will reduce the availability of guns and drugs to those organised criminal groups," Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said earlier this month the government was setting up an anti-gang taskforce to combat "the gangs and guns on our streets".
The move follows am increase in shootings in public places in New South Wales in recent years.
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