Members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle club have been arrested following the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Biker Enforcement Unit (BEU) carried out four search warrants with help from the Waterloo Regional Police.
Photo Credit: OPP (Firearm seized in one of the four searches)
Police searched four locations throughout the Waterloo Region , two of which were unlicensed liquor establishments and the Hells Angels clubhouse in Kitchener. After the search, officers seized the following items
- One restricted firearm (handgun)
- Approximately one kilogram of suspected cocaine
- A large quantity of alcohol
- Electronic devices
Photo Credit: OPP – (Suspected cocaine seized in searches)
“The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is an OMG (Outlaw Motorcycle Gang) that use their interest in motorcycles as a cover for illegal activities including drug trafficking, fraud, counterfeiting, money laundering, contraband smuggling, extortion, violence, and illegal gambling. Citizens should minimize contact with gang members and report any OMG activity to the police service of jurisdiction in their community” says OPP Detective Inspector Scott Wade.
Five Individuals were arrested and charged with 14 offences. The investigation is still on going
