A GYM in Kilsyth was raided as part of a number of warrants targeting Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) properties across the state.
Police arrested a number of people and seized drugs and firearms as part of the raids, none believed to be from the gym.
Some18 people were arrested as part of the raids with firearms, drugs, cash, ammunition and explosives seized from a number of properties.
Police executed over 60 warrants from 5.30am on Thursday morning at a number of metropolitan and rural locations.
The warrants were executed at clubhouses and private properties linked to the Comanchero OMCG.
The operation involved the Echo Taskforce along with a range of other units from Crime Command and local police.
Taskforce Echo was set up by Victoria Police to specifically target OMCG activity in 2011 and has made a significant number of arrests in relation to a wide range of offences.
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