Police ask council to ban Rebels MC patch

The threat of Australia's largest outlawed motorcycle gang setting up camp in New Zealand has prompted police to request Wanganui District Council to include the gang it is gang-patch ban bylaw.

It was revealed last week that The Rebels MC, with a reported 2000 Australian members, has been looking to expand into New Zealand. The Australian government considers them a criminal organisation.

New Zealand police said that the gang was involved in serious violence, and the manufacture and trafficking of drugs.
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