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A small, but notable, American outlaw motorcycle gang which maintains at least 5 chapters across the nation. [77] Highway 61 MC: 1968 Auckland, New Zealand: One of the largest gangs in New Zealand, and for a time, the nation's largest outlaw motorcycle club. Also operates in the Commonwealth of Australia. [78] Highwaymen: 1954 Detroit, US
[186] [187] Operation One Percenter resulted in the arrests of 53 members of 18 different biker gangs on various weapons and narcotics charges, during a series of raids in 18 U.S. states, and the seizure of 10 sawed-off shotguns, 10 machine guns, 63 rifles, 100 handguns, 4,500 rounds of ammunition, six silencers, a bomb, four hand grenades ...
Operation One Percenter resulted in the arrests of 53 members of 18 different biker gangs on various weapons and narcotics charges, during a series of raids in 18 U.S. states, and the seizure of 10 sawed-off shotguns, 10 machine guns, 63 rifles, 100 handguns, 4,500 rounds of ammunition, six silencers, a bomb, four hand grenades, five pounds of ...
One recent major arrest was of a previously deported felon and confirmed Mexican Mafia gang member who illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico and was caught in Kinney County.
On 21 April 2009, a further 22 Hells Angels members were arrested as part of the Valkiria investigation, when more than 30 properties in Barcelona, Valencia, Málaga, Madrid and Las Palmas were raided in a joint operation by the Mossos d'Esquadra and the Civil Guard. [217] Two of those arrested were members of the Hells Angels' Italian chapters ...
"Project New Dawn," a part of ICE's "Operation Community Shield" targeted street gangs between March 26 and May 6, and led to the arrests of 1,378 people. Two-thirds of arrests from ICE roundup ...
The Bandidos and Hells Angels remained the dominant gangs in Sweden until the mid-2000s when street gangs began to appear, challenging the bikers' monopoly over the country's criminal rackets. [210] In response to the changing criminal landscape, the Bandidos formed the X-Team, a street gang whose members act as the Bandidos' foot soldiers and ...
Motorcycle club members meet at a run in Australia in 2009. An outlaw motorcycle club is a motorcycle subculture.It is generally centered on the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals that purport to celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the biker group.