 Task Force Maxima executed some search warrants in the surface paradise area as a result we've arrested five members of criminal motorcycle gangs based from Victoria, three members of the Hell's Angels criminal motorcycle gang and two members of the Comancheiros motorcycle gang. They are arrested in relation to breaches of 60A of the criminal code in relation to knowingly being in a public place with three or more members. Three people will be charged with two offences and two will be charged with one. It sends a clear message to the members of the criminal fraternity that they can't come to Queensland and think that they're going to get away with things. It's important that these gangs know that the laws that have been passed in Queensland affect all criminal motorcycle gangs when they're in Queensland just because they're based in another state doesn't mean they're exempt from the legislation whilst here. Can you tell us what the charges will be, the offences at all? As I said there will be three of the members will be charged with two offences of under that 60A of the criminal code it's knowingly in a public place for three or more members and two of them will be charged with one offence. Do you understand they want to unveil Victoria for drug charges and two of them on bomb making charges? Can you tell us more about that? Four of the members are currently on bail for serious matters in Victoria. It would probably be inappropriate to go into the details of that. Known about the laws in Queensland do you expect they would have known about the assembly laws or have they been caught off guard? I certainly knew. Speaking with some of the members this morning that it's clear that they knew that there was an offence to be three or more in Queensland the way they've arrived in the state they've come in a staggered manner so obviously trying to circumvent the legislation but it's been good work by the Uniform Police and Surface Paradise which has identified them and led to the action today. Can you tell us about what they were in Queensland for or what they were doing on the holidays? They told us that they're here for holidays but that's something to ongoing investigations it's obviously unusual that we've got two different motorcycle gangs congregating together. Are they really trying to challenge the laws like it's a bit sort of catch us if you can kind of thing? I think they thought that they were safe because we wouldn't know who they are because they're not from Queensland but it just shows how vigilant the police and how active they are down on the coast to enforce these new laws. What were they doing at the time? At the time they were walking along Elkhorn Avenue and then on the second occasion they were in a licensed area on their accommodation which is a public place also. Were you arrested them in their room? We were arrested them in their accommodation in Elkhorn Avenue service parrots. Are you arrested in the State Bikings on these laws? In relation to these particular types of charges yes it is. I know that the Hells Angels do but do the common charoes have a bunch of base in Queensland as well? They're more in the southern states, New South Wales and Victoria but we work closely together with our interstate colleagues to sharing of intelligence and information so we can target the amount of activities of all the gangs. Just to clarify, since they were introduced in October this is the first arrest on interstate bikings? Under this particular section yes. Did they ride their bikes over the border? Did they fly in or you said they were staggered? Some flew in and some drove in. No I don't believe so they were in motor vehicles. Do you suggest they were reading other bikings based in Queensland? We've got intelligence to suggest that they had contact with other bikies in Queensland and also with their colleagues who were in the state whilst here. To knowing they were in the state was a tip-off from another police organisation or? The big police in the service paradise area obviously do street checks on all types of manners of people in that area and they street checked them on the early late on the Friday night and that led to further investigations which identified their associations with those criminal gangs. Did they look like bikies? The name of the police? Colloquially I would say yes. They're certainly big, muscly, tarred, I suppose that's what drew the attention of the uniform police. No I'm wearing colour snow patches. I know this is sending a warning to interstate bikies but the first arrests of five people do you anticipate that they will take that as a warning or that they'll continue to take it as trying to kind of taunt Queensland police? I'm hoping they'll take it as a warning. If they come to Queensland and they commit offences they'll be arrested. It's quite clear that just because you're from another state doesn't mean we know who you are. As I indicated we share information daily with interstate and national bodies on who are criminal motorcycle gangs and the members of those gangs. How many police were involved in the operation? They had 20 police in the operation this morning. They were in two different units within that complex. And were they armed to the police? No, the police were armed. But they were not armed to the uniform? And one of them was an office bearer I believe? One of the members is the Sergeant of Arms of the Melbourne chapter of the Hell's Angels. There were two separate units but the offences were when they were walking down Elkhorn Street and in the licence part of the hotel. You've got three or more in a public place. Not a public place but being in a bar and walking down the street. And five of them were together. That's right. The three people that are on two charges, are that three Hell's Angels members? Yes, two or four members and a participant and then two or four members of the commentary. Yes, it's Southport. That's straight to court.