Nomads OMCG member faces 24 charges after Raptor Squad seizes nine firearms on Central Coast

A 24-year-old man has been charged with 24 offences following a Raptor Squad investigation into alleged drug supply and firearm possession connected to the Nomads Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.

Police arrested the man at Newcastle Police Station about 10am on Thursday, July 16. He was remanded in custody to appear at Bail Division Local Court 2 that day.

The charges include alleged supply of prohibited drugs in large commercial quantities, firearm and ammunition offences, possession of tablet presses, dealing with alleged proceeds of crime and participating in a criminal group.

The investigation included firearm prohibition order compliance checks at homes in Halekulani and Cameron Park, where Raptor Squad North officers allegedly seized a privately manufactured firearm silencer and prohibited drugs.

Police were notified of a single-vehicle crash on the Pacific Highway at San Remo on February 3, where a man was seen running from the scene carrying a black bag. With help from the Dog Squad, officers found two black bags allegedly containing two pistols, methylamphetamine and MDMA.

A subsequent warrant at a San Remo home allegedly uncovered another seven firearms, ammunition, commercial quantities of prohibited drugs, two pill presses, drug paraphernalia and about $6,500 cash. Three men have previously been charged and remain before the courts.