Fourteen men have been arrested in dawn raids across Melbourne in the latest show of strength by police against the Comanchero bikie gang.
The men, aged between 23 and 58, were arrested following early morning raids at 18 homes and businesses today.
The raids are part of an investigation into a shooting at Greenvale on March 25, which police say is linked to Comanchero outlaw motorcycle gang activity.
A number of shots were fired into an unoccupied car and garage in Haddington Crescent about midnight and police believe blackmail and extortion are involved.
Police had raided more than 40 properties linked to the Comancheros in March, charging seven people.
Assistant Commissioner Tess Walsh said the gang's activities continue to put the public at risk, citing two recent mistaken-identity murders.
"We know the Comancheros have traditionally been involved in violent crimes such as shootings, assaults, drug trafficking and extortion," she told reporters today.
"This criminal activity represents a severe and unacceptable risk to the safety of our community. It puts innocent lives of good people at risk."
Police believe the Comancheros are responsible for mistakenly killing Muhamed Yucel, 22, as he played video games at a Keysborough home in May 2017.
They are also investigating the gang's link to the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Ferntree Gully man Zabi Ezedyar in August 2017.
Police would not be "intimidated" by outlaw motorcycle gangs and would continue their efforts to take them down, Ms Walsh said.
"We've made clear through this and other operations, arrests and warrants that it doesn't matter what link you have.
"If you're engaging in or enabling criminal activity, then police are going to hold you accountable for it," she said.
Ms Walsh appealed for anyone who has been a victim of Comanchero-related crimes to come forward.
"We're keen to speak to anyone who, up to this point, may have felt reluctant to report anything to police," she said.
"We're not intimidated by them and we will not allow our communities to be."
The fourteen men are being interviewed and charges are expected to follow.
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