17 Sep 2024

Comanchero motorcycle gang targeted in major police operation

From Nights, 10:17 pm on 17 September 2024

A three-year police investigation has seen nearly every member of the Comanchero motorcycle gang in New Zealand facing criminal charges.

Police say a total of 137 charges have been laid against the gang's members and associates.

NZ Herald investigative reporter Jared Savage has for years been exploring the country's growing underbelly of organised crime and violent gangs.

He is also the author of Gangland and Gangster's Paradise. Jared joins Emile Donovan.

The Comancheros gang headquarters in Christchurch.

The Comancheros gang headquarters in Christchurch. Photo: Anna Sargent