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Illegal e-bikes crushed after Tweed-Byron police crackdown

ABC Australia · Jun 24, 2026, 12:08 AM

Key takeaways

  • Officers from the Tweed-Byron Police District recently confiscated and crushed 35 e-bikes.
  • Operation Cyclesafe and Operation E-Voltage cracked down on illegal bikes and riders breaking road rules.
  • Forfeiture applications for another 23 e-bikes are still before the courts.

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Officers from the Tweed-Byron Police District recently confiscated and crushed 35 e-bikes.

Operation Cyclesafe and Operation E-Voltage cracked down on illegal bikes and riders breaking road rules.

Forfeiture applications for another 23 e-bikes are still before the courts.

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