Descendant bikie gang brothers Tom and Perry Mackie to be deported to New Zealand

The two founding members of the Descendants will be expelled from Australia in an offensive that will strike at the heart of the Adelaide cycling scene.

Tom and Perry Mackie, two of the top officials in the Descendants bike gang, were arrested at their Adelaide homes Tuesday morning.

The couple are being held at an unnamed immigration center pending the cancellation of their Australian visas and deportation to New Zealand.

The move will cripple the powerful gang, whose elements are involved in South Australia’s multi-billion dollar methamphetamine trade.

The two brothers, ages 64 and 65, were arrested at their homes in Ingle Farm and Prospect and are expected to be transferred to New Zealand in the next few days.

The arrests were the result of a combined effort between the Department of Internal Affairs, the Border Force, the South African Police, the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Tax Office.

AFP Acting Superintendent of Detectives Gavin Stone said both men posed a significant risk to the community due to their extensive criminal records and ties to the Descendants motorcycle gang.

“Outlaw motorcycle gangs exist for only one reason: to make as much money as possible, in any way possible,” he said.

“They are sophisticated, violent, organized criminal networks that have no respect for the law and consider themselves above it, and Descendants are no different.

“The AFP-led National Anti-Gang Squad will use all powers at our disposal to keep Australians safe from these criminal gangs.”

SA Police Detective Superintendent Steve Taylor said the cyclists believe they are acting beyond the law “but they can’t, and this is a prime example.”

Border Force special investigations commander Greg Linsdell said the government had the power to revoke anyone’s visas on character grounds.

“Any non-citizen with an extensive criminal history and involvement in a criminal organization, such as OMCG, can expect to have their Australian visa canceled and removed from our country.”

The Mackie brothers will join more than 300 cyclists and organized crime figures in being expelled from Australia on character grounds, including failed bike boss Vince Focarelli and Mongol senior member Andrew Peter Stevens.

Both Mackie brothers were arrested earlier this year along with nine other members of the Descendants for a savage fight in a Blair Athol car park.

It was a rare show of force on the part of the club’s older members, who have stayed relatively off the courts as they age.

The brothers co-founded the gang in 1974.

Recently, the gang has been the target of a multi-agency task force called Operation Jarmo.

The Federal Police believe that members of the Descendants have worked with the Hells Angels to gain market share in the methamphetamine import trade.

A catalyst for Jarmo’s start was the growing number of detected large-scale drug launches arriving in Australia.

The operation resulted in several arrests, including one of a gang member, as well as the seizure of kilograms of drugs and a 9mm pistol.

In 2013, the gang members were linked to an A $ 151 million drug syndicate dismantled by police as part of Operation Disclosure.

The crackdown resulted in the arrest of 25 people, including members, associates and nominees of the Descendants.