Lone Bandido nabbed in huge police raid QUEENSLAND police have targeted the Bandidos in the largest show of force against an outlaw bikie gang in years. More than 100 police descended on the gang's club house at West End in Brisbane on Thursday night, but a tip off meant only one club member turned up. He was arrested for his alleged role in last week's violent bikie brawl on the Gold Coast. Police Superintendent Jim Keogh said the show of force, which included detectives, the dog squad and a heavily armoured vehicle used in high-risk situations, was necessary. He said Bandidos members had been due to meet at the club house and police didn't know how many would be there. Word spread among their group that there was a police presence. It's pretty hard to hide a police presence of this magnitude and they chose not to come," he told ABC radio. But he said police had to be prepared for anything amid the crackdown on bikie-related crime and violence in Queensland. Supt Keogh said it was the largest show of force aimed at bikies in some time. "Numbers were certainly the most police resources I've ever used in actioning any outlaw motorcycle gang," he said. A total of 27 people have now been charged over last week's brawls, which sparked an unprecedented government and police crackdown on bikie gangs. Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan was on the Gold Coast on Thursday to announce the creation of a Queensland strike force to work alongside the state's police. The strike force is the first to be created as part of the national anti-gangs squad. Officers from the Australian Federal Police will work in Queensland while two Australian Crime Commission officers will be embedded with the Queensland police's Taskforce Maxima. The move will give Queensland police to access the services of Commonwealth law enforcement agencies as well as other government agencies such as the Australian Tax Office. Premier Campbell Newman has said following the money trail will be critical in weakening bikie gangs and undermining their criminal enterprises. As I recall it was tax evasion at the end of the day," Mr Newman said earlier this week. The crackdown has sparked fears of retribution, with security ramped up at government buildings. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney said the arrest of just one Bandidos bikie in the Brisbane raid would not deter law enforcement agencies. That's an operational issue for the police and can I say from our perspective it won't matter. The determination our government has is to pursue this issue in the long term," he said. It's not something that's dependent on one operation or one day or one week or one month. It is a very deliberate strategy that our government has embarked on to ensure Queensland communities are not terrorised by criminal gangs.