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Police raided two properties linked to the Head Hunters gang Wednesday morning.
Four people were arrested after police raided two properties linked to the Head Hunters motorcycle gang in Christchurch.
Police searched the gang’s fortified headquarters at Vickerys Rd, Sockburn and a Cashmere home linked to senior member Darrin Baylis on Wednesday morning.
A police spokeswoman said members of the armed criminal squad participated in the operation “as a precautionary measure.”
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The Head Hunters were formed in 1967 as a street gang in Glen Innes, Auckland. (File photo)
Detective Sgt. Craig Farrant said police arrested two men in their 30s, another in their 50s and a woman in connection with the search warrants.
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All four appeared in Christchurch District Court Wednesday on a variety of charges, including possession of explosives, ammunition and class A drugs.
The Head Hunters took over the Vickerys Rd property from the now-defunct motorcycle gang Epitaph Riders in October 2015.
The gang was considered the dominant force in the Christchurch underworld until a lengthy police investigation, Operation Block, exposed suspected drug trafficking in its ranks in December 2016.
As a result, several members and associates of Head Hunters are still in court on various charges, including supplying methamphetamine and participating in an organized criminal group.
The Vickerys Rd platform and other assets linked to the gang remain frozen under the Criminal Asset Recovery Act of 2009.
