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[213] Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club – Was once the dominant motorcycle club in Canada, operating out of its stronghold in the province of Ontario during the 1970s and was the second largest motorcycle club in the World behind the Hell's Angels during this period, with a membership of over 400. However, in 1977 their influence began to ...
Street gangs; Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs; Mafias and Organized crime groups, including Aboriginal Based Organized Crime, Indian organized crime, and East Asian organized crime; Drug cartels; According to a 2004 police report, "The Hells Angels remain some of the largest and most powerful motorcycle gangs in the country, with growing influence in ...
The Hells Angels threat in Quebec and Canada resulted in the first anti-gang law in Canadian legislation, as the Canadian government wished to build on the success of the American anti-racketeering legislation known as RICO. Furthermore, during the period the Canadian anti-gang legislation was created, many Montrealers were experiencing a high ...
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
In the greater Toronto area, the cocaine sold by the Hells Angels is reported as being 85%-90% pure owing to competition from the Mafia and Asian gangs. [12] In northern Ontario where the Hells Angels have no rivals, the cocaine is diluted to about 25%, which thereby brings in a greater profit. [ 12 ]
Before becoming a biker gang, the Gitans initially began as a Sherbrooke street gang in the mid-1960s who called themselves the Vikings. [10] The Vikings later evolved to become an outlaw motorcycle club known as Dirty Reich MC before ultimately settling on the name Gitans (the French word for "gypsies") in 1970. [11]
On 5 December 1984, the Thirteenth Tribe biker gang of Halifax led by David Carroll "patched over" to become the first Hells Angels chapter in Atlantic Canada. [1] Unlike the other Hells Angels chapters, the Halifax chapter was very much dependent upon the chapters from Quebec in order to function. [1]
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