The Court of Appeal has ordered the government seizure of the notorious biker gang\u0027s clubhouses in Nanaimo, East Vancouver and Kelowna.
overturned a B.C. Supreme Court ruling from 2020 that allowed the notorious biker gang to keep its clubhouses in Nanaimo, East Vancouver and Kelowna and said part of the Civil Forfeiture Act relating to future crimes was unconstitutional.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The government agency first sought forfeiture of the Nanaimo clubhouse more than 15 years ago after a major police investigation. In 2012, the director went after the East End and Kelowna clubhouses arguing all three would likely be used for unlawful activity in the future just as they had been in the past.
In his June 2020 ruling, Davies said the director had not proven his claim that the clubhouses “play an important role in enabling and empowering members of the Hells Angels to engage in serious crime for financial gain.” “We observe that the unlawful activity in question need not be corporate in nature,” the justices said.
Former Toronto Hells Angel-turned-police agent Dave Atwell and Micheal Plante, who infiltrated the East End Angels for police in B.C., testified for the director at the trial. Atwell said he witnessed talk of cocaine deals inside the Toronto clubhouse and said “covert conversations” took place there so police couldn’t intercept them. Plante also testified about drug deals and acts of violence plotted at the clubhouse.
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