police raid on the Myaree headquarters of the bikie gang Rock Machine has seized explosives which police claim are powerful enough to blow up a small building and cause extensive loss of life.
Police discovered 54 sticks of a powerful gel explosive and 34 detonators - commonly used in the mining industry - during the raid at the club's McCoy Street premises about 7pm yesterday.
Inspector Paul McMurtrie said they believed they had stopped a "serious criminal incident" by seizing the explosives.
He said he could not speculate that explosives may have been used in Rock Machine's ongoing rivalry with the Rebels bikie gang.
But he said police were investigating the criminal motives of the find.
A 42-year-old southern suburbs man was expected to be charged with unlawful possession of explosives.
