Police have raided every Hells Angels property in Victoria, including clubhouses and private homes. Source: AAP
POLICE are yet to recover two high-powered assault weapons used in recent drive-by shootings despite raiding Hells Angels clubhouses and homes across Victoria.
Guns, ammunition, drugs and cash were seized and 13 people arrested when more than 700 police, including federal and customs officers swooped on Thursday morning.
All of those arrested have significant roles within the Hells Angels and include office bearers, police say.
They include Hells Angels sergeant at arms Peter Hewat, 58, who faces 13 charges after $47,000 in cash and weapons were allegedly seized from his Craigieburn business and Mickleham home.
So much ammunition was uncovered at one clubhouse a trailer was needed to remove it.
The raids were the largest operation targeting a single bikie gang in Victorian history.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay is concerned they haven't found the military weapons - a high-powered AK-47 and a M1 carbine assault rifle - which were used in a number of recent drive-by shootings by Hells Angels members at rival clubhouses in Hallam, Dandenong and Clayton South.
He has vowed to track them down and put pressure on the gang.
"We haven't recovered those firearms so we will continue our operation, we will continue our work until we get those guns," he said.
"It is totally unacceptable that criminals have access to these firearms and we'll continue to push and push very hard until we have those firearms in our possession."
Police say the operation is ongoing and they will continue to target bikie gangs.
Mr Lay is also said he was ready to use new anti-fortification laws that came into effect last Sunday.
"We're preparing some affidavits now for a number of premises, we'll progress that matter to court definitely in the next little while and that will see another lot of action by Victoria Police to enforce those laws," he said.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Steve Fontana said they had not met any resistance from club members in the "high-risk operation".
"We've been working on this for a while, we're extremely concerned about these weapons, we're extremely concerned about the intel we've got about the tensions and the intentions of these clubs and so we thought it necessary to make a pretty strong stance here," he said.
Mr Fontana said Victoria Police was starting to work more closely with interstate and national counterparts.
"Victoria's not the only jurisdiction (affected by bikie gangs) and we're getting fed up with it and we're going to take them on," he said.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Tess Walsh rejected suggestions that such a large operation was unnecessary given what police found.
She said the indiscriminate use of firearms over the last fortnight was unacceptable and a swift and serious response was required.
Hewat was denied bail in an out-of-sessions court hearing on Thursday night after a police search of his home and towing business.
Hewat, who described the charges as "junk" when they were read to him during the hearing, will appear in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday.
A 27-year-old Campbellfield man was charged with possessing a drug of dependence and has appeared in court.
Police said further people were expected to be charged.
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