Police are preparing for a major spike in outlaw motorcycle gang related crime with the pending release of an influential prisoner recruited to the Mongols while serving a sentence for two attempted murders.

According to jail sources Mohammad Akbar Keshtier, 43, also known as Afghan Ali, is the acknowledged leader of a gang of Muslim prisoners held in maximum security jails.

Mongols Motorcycle club Credit:Simon Alenka

"When he was moved to Barwon there were about 50 Muslim inmates waiting to pay homage to him," the source said.

Keshtier is a polite and respectful inmate who wields enormous influence in the powerful clique.