The final farewell of a biker boss has revealed the uncomfortable task of rounding up an entire gang in broad daylight with dozens of police officers present.
Hundreds of members attended a funeral on Saturday commemorating the life of Bandidos president Peter Martin after his death in a motorcycle accident last month.
Up to 500 members attended the mandatory service held at the Port Macquarie Race Club on the Oxley Highway on the New South Wales mid north coast.
The former Bandidos president, also known as Bandido George, was transported to the service on a motorcycle with a sidecar driven by the Honor Guard.
Martin’s shocking death on a road in western Sydney on September 10 sparked an outpouring of grief from family, friends and fellow gang members.
When members began arriving shortly after 10 a.m., they were swabbed, tested, scanned and registered before they could pay their respects.
During an awkward moment before Mr. Martin’s funeral, the honor guard responsible for the hearse had to get off his bike to be processed by the police.
The honor guard was forced to dismount and remove their helmets and the coffin was left in the sun for several minutes before the funeral.
Peter Martin (pictured), former president of the local Bandidos chapter in western Sydney, was commemorated at a funeral on the New South Wales Mid North Coast on Saturday.
A man who arrived in a car with high-ranking bandits was detained in handcuffs.
Mr. Martin’s body was transported to the wake in a sidecar
Members who were driving were breathalyzed by police officers outside.
Members were screened, screened and scanned before being allowed to enter
The mood of the attendees was jovial despite the sad circumstances and the police presence
Between 40 and 50 officers, including Sydney’s raptor strike unit, traveled 390 kilometers from the city to monitor proceedings.
The gang members had anticipated the heavy police presence and were unfazed by the 10 police vehicles parked outside the racing club.
Bandits from Queensland, Perth, Sydney and the Central Coast attended the service and were identifiable by the patches on their jackets.
All identified members of the gang were photographed front and back outside the venue before being allowed to enter.
If members had driven to the event, police also checked their license and registration upon arrival, in addition to performing a breathalyzer test.
Drug swabs and metal detectors searching for weapons were also in rotation as Bandidos went through the lengthy process of securing a seat for service.
A regional Bandidos meeting will be held on Saturday at the wake, which is understood to be held at the home of Bandidos member Mitchell Sutton.
One man even brought his passport to identify himself at the event.
A man is seen being scanned by a metal detector outside the funeral.
A police officer is seen checking the Bandidos colors.
A man puts on the colors again after receiving the green light from the police
One man, who arrived in a car with high-ranking bandits, was detained in handcuffs and taken away in a rice van, but appeared to have been hit on the chin.
Despite the club’s infamous reputation, dozens of “prospective” and “probationary” members of all ages attended the service.
The atmosphere was jovial despite the sad circumstances and the strong police presence.
Those who were not members of the Bandidos were held for some time while the police processed each cyclist.
Officers marked two lanes of traffic each with orange cones, with motorcycles and cars divided between the four lanes in total.
Police issued fines to two motorcycles for defect notices and two were recalled after being deemed unroadworthy.
Mr. Martin’s service lasted just under an hour with his family, comrades and even his young daughter sharing words for the beloved president.
Members also parked one of Mr Martin’s prized Harley Davidson motorcycles next to the coffin while the process took place.
The bandits surrounded by police remained in good spirits while being processed.
Officers marked two lanes of traffic each with orange cones.
A woman is seen checking a man’s license as he arrives at the event.
An officer is seen inspecting a motorcycle parked outside the Port Macquarie funeral.