<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nine alleged members of an outlaw bikie gang will face court after a police investigation into drug, firearm, brawling, and sexual touching offences in the New South Wales Hunter region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On Saturday, November 1, a 25-year-old woman was allegedly touched by an unknown man on three separate occasions throughout the night at a hotel in Meriwether.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On the same night, three other men were allegedly involved in a fight at the same premises, with one of them allegedly arming himself with a cutlery knife to threaten a patron.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-fina-forms-off-northern-australia/0f75ced2-f1e6-4274-b200-b40b8d939bd0" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>First cyclone of season jumps to category 2, set to U-turn for coast</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The next Saturday, November 8, police began investigating an alleged brawl at a licensed premises in Shoal Bay, where a group of men are said to have attacked people standing outside the venue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The men involved in all the alleged incidents were identified as members of the Finks bikie gang, police claim.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>From about 6am yesterday, police executed seven search warrants in the Lake Macquarie, Cessnock, and Maitland areas.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nine-alleged-finks-members-arrested-nsw-hunter/c4b3c3a1-320b-45c8-bef9-7d80f7c66686" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cancer-pancreatic-plea-disease-wiped-out-stephs-beloved-family-within-a-year/955a325d-9066-41fb-88b9-b04eb35beac2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>One disease wiped out Steph's beloved family within a year. Survival rates have barely changed</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Kurri Kurri, police arrested a 36-year-old man and charged him with two counts of affray relating to both the Merewether and Shoal Bay incidents, as well as drug dealing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was granted conditional bail to appear in court on November 25.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In North Rothbury, police arrested a 33-year-old man and charged him with two counts of affray relating to both the Merewether and Shoal Bay incidents, drug possession, and refusing digital evidence access.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/esafety-commissioner-julie-inman-grant-called-to-testify-to-us-congress-by-house-judiciary-committee-chairman-jim-jordan/f11939f1-93fc-44f3-981c-df4cc718553d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Republican wants to haul eSafety Commissioner in front of US Congress</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was granted conditional bail to appear in court on November 27.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At an address in Rutherford, police arrested a 40-year-old man and charged him with sexual touching without consent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was granted conditional bail to appear in court on December 10.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During a search warrant in Maitland, police allegedly located a gel blaster and arrested two men aged 28 and 38.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The older man was charged with affray relating to the Shoal Bay incident, and firearm offences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The younger man was charged with weapon and drug offences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both were refused bail to appear court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At an address in Windale, police arrested a 28-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They also allegedly found a shotgun during a search of the property.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was charged with affray and both the man and woman were charged with multiple weapon offences.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They were refused bail and will appear in court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a Bellbird address, police arrested a 32-year-old man and charged him with affray relating to the Shoal Bay incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was bailed to appear in court on November 26.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a separate address in Bellbird, police arrested a 34-year-old man and charged with drug and weapons offences after police allegedly found a ballistic dart gun and knuckle dusters on the property.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was bailed to appear in court on December 3.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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