The Vice-President of the Kelowna Hells Angels faces charges along with three others after a 20-month investigation that stretched to Panama and Mexico and also involved a search of five locations in BC. David Giles was arrested Saturday at a Burnaby casino and is charged with conspiracy to import and traffic 500 kilograms of cocaine, along … [Read more...]
Hells Angels associate charged in drug bust
July 23, 2012 by
Two men, one considered to be an associate of the Hells Angels, are charged in a cocaine bust. Police were targeting traffickers wtih connections to the Haney chapter of the Angels. The investigation dates back to March 2011 when one of the accused was seen exchanging a package with another man. Police moved in to make the arrests and seized … [Read more...]
Hells Angels not welcome in Surrey
July 20, 2012 by
The R.C.M.P. says a new chapter of the Hells Angels gathering steam in Surrey is not welcome. Superintendant Bill Fordy is the newly minted officer in charge of the Surrey detachment.He says if the outlaw motorcycle gang expect to set up a clubhouse in surrey, he is serving them notice.In a statement, Fordy says he has allocated resources to meet … [Read more...]
New trial for Hells Angels
July 20, 2012 by
Canada's highest court has rejected an attempt by two Hells Angels who want to avoid having another trial on gangsterism charges. The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a BC Court of Appeal ruling, ordering a new trial for John Punko and Randy Potts. The pair were acquitted of criminal organization charges in November of 2009, but BC's highest … [Read more...]
Oppal admits to conversation with Hells Angel
June 9, 2012 by
The head of the Missing Women Inquiry admits to having a 'casual conversation' with a full patch Hells Angel. But Wally Oppal says it was completely by accident. "I was at a concert two weeks ago, and a women in the next suite where I was a guest, asked if she could have a photo taken with me. I said 'sure,' I had no idea who she was. And a man in … [Read more...]
