Police have also flagged as being “of note”, the fact that Malkoun, a convicted large-scale heroin trafficker, is living in the same city as two other Comanchero expatriates.
Police believe one of the bikies is still using the existing bikie drug distribution networks that made him one of Australia’s most wanted men.
It also emerged Victoria Police has intelligence holdings indicating former Bandido strongman Toby Mitchell quit the club after becoming disenchanting at what he saw as a lack of response to two shooting attacks on him.
Mitchell was wounded, but survived gun ambushes at Brunswick in 2011 and Melton in 2013.
No charges have been laid over either incident, but it is believed it is well-known who is responsible within Melbourne’s underworld.
Supt De Santo said legislative changes such as anti-association laws in other states had led to bikies moving into Victoria.
“It has caused displacement down into our state,” he said.
Supt De Santo also told the conference he had just been made aware of figures showing that an OMCG member was involved in an incident of domestic family violence every three to five days.
Super-secure BlackBerry Phantoms have emerged as a new obstacle for police trying to run surveillance on bikies.