Police have laid 20 charges, after a two-day high visibility proactive traffic operation, targeting illegal trail bike riders in the Illawarra and South Coast.
‘Operation Spoiler’ ran from Thursday 13 March 2025 to Friday 14 March 2025, and was held on high profile roads and areas, identified as ‘high traffic areas’ for illegal trail bike riders.
That included Berkeley, Mount Warrigal, Shellharbour, Bellambi and Nowra.
NSW Police said there were –
253 breath tests conducted
49 drug tests conducted
6 positive drug detections
4 positive alcohol detections
20 charges laid for criminal and traffic offences
16 traffic warnings/cautions
77 traffic infringements issued
39 exceed speed limit infringements issued
5 defects and noise pollution infringements issued
33 person searches
9 vehicle searches
2 unregistered trail bikes confiscated
