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Cobram arrests made during motorcycle gang operation

May 8, 2026

Police have taken part on a five-day operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised crime entities.

Five people in Cobram were among 30 people arrested as part of a joint agency operation targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised crime entities.

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Operation Blue Ember saw police from Victoria Police’s Viper Taskforce, local members from north-east Victoria, and NSW Police’s Criminal Groups and Raptor squads in partnership with the Sheriff’s Office take part in a joint operation that focused on the north-east of Victoria and southern NSW from May 4 to 8.

In the first four days of the five-day operation, Victoria Police executed a total of 13 warrants, including 21 firearm prohibition order compliance searches and the service of a further five firearm prohibition orders, making 29 arrests and laying more than 40 charges.

Sixty-eight vehicles were intercepted, with seven impounded for drug and impaired driving, and 65 positive roadside drug and alcohol tests.

Among the arrests of note in the operation were five people arrested by Viper members and Cobram Crime Investigation Unit police on Thursday, May 7, after the execution of search warrants in Cobram on alleged associates of the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Group.

Among them was a 25-year-old Cobram man, who was found with about 20g of powder suspected to be cocaine and a quantity of cash.

He was charged with trafficking a drug of dependence and possessing proceeds of crime.

He was bailed to appear at Cobram Magistrates’ Court in November.