23 February 2013

Biker organised protection racket

Many businesses or venues across Australia are held to ransom by biker gangs, drug syndicates or various mafia organisations, for ‘protection’ where a cut of the daily/weekly takings is ‘stolen’ by the gangs.

Information has been obtained by corpau, how recently in Melbourne a (liquor) licensed venue was approached by a biker gang offering ‘protection’.

The method that is employed by the gang is that, a few biker members enter the premises, as seemingly innocent customers who ‘just want to have a beer’. 

A while later another group of people enter the premises, where not long after a disagreement occurs between the newly entered group and other patrons.
 
After a scuffle, the bikers (seemingly) intervene in the brawl, and oust the alleged offenders.

The bikers then approach the management or owners, that they would like to frequent the premises with other members and would offer ‘protection’ (read extort money), as the venue seems to be troubled.

Owners or management who disagree are followed, later harassed and if still defiant, beaten into submission.
Reporting matters to police is a futile exercise as corrupt police dealings with criminal biker gangs is high, no arrests would be made against any members.

These are not isolated incidents, but rather a form of business carried out by the criminal organisations that are actually supported by government.

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