❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about a police roadblock targeting bikies. The response provides some information, including costs and vehicles used, but withholds the number of officers for operational reasons.
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On Saturday, 28 June 2003, between Broome and Wilare Bridge on the Great Northern Highway I passed through a police roadblock. I read in the Sunday Times the following day that approximately 100 bikies were pulled over by the police. (1) How many police or law enforcement officers were present in total at the roadblock? (2) How many police vehicles or vehicles used by law enforcement officers in total were present - and did this include an aeroplane? (3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(1) How many police or law enforcement officers were present in total at the roadblock? (2) How many police vehicles or vehicles used by law enforcement officers in total were present - and did this include an aeroplane? (3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(2) How many police vehicles or vehicles used by law enforcement officers in total were present - and did this include an aeroplane? (3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(1) How many police or law enforcement officers were present in total at the roadblock? (2) How many police vehicles or vehicles used by law enforcement officers in total were present - and did this include an aeroplane? (3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(2) How many police vehicles or vehicles used by law enforcement officers in total were present - and did this include an aeroplane? (3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(3) Where were those vehicles sourced from? (4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(4) What was the total cost of the operation by law enforcement officers for the entire time that their presence was required when the bikies rode from Broome to the Western Australian-Northern Territory border checkpoint? (5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(5) Were any bikies arrested for and charged with drug offences? (6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(6) Were any charges laid for misdemeanours? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services has provided the following response from the Western Australia Police Service - (1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(1) Due to operational sensitivities, the Police Service does not wish to advise the number of officers deployed. However, sufficient officers were deployed to meet any contingencies that might have arisen. (2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(2) Thirty-nine police vehicles were present. The police air wing single-engine Cessna was deployed to provide radio communications. (3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(3) The Midwest-Gascoyne district, Pilbara district, crime investigation and intelligence support, traffic and operations support. (4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(4) An amount of $281 787 has been recorded to date. (5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(5) No. (6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
(6) Fourteen infringements and five work orders were issued and one Harley Davidson motorcycle was seized subject to a freezing order under the Criminal Property Confiscation Act.
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