https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvell...nouveau-club-ecole-groupes-sympathisantsHells Angels in Outaouais: arrival of a new school-club and sympathizer groups
EXCLUSIVE- A new bikers club-school is now taking over the Hells Angels in Outaouais, according to what Radio-Canada has learned. According to our sources, this is the Devils Ghosts â„¢. Two other groups of Hells Angels supporters have also appeared in the region and will be meeting at the La Tasca restaurant-bar in Gatineau on September 15th.
A report by Guillaume Dumont
The Ghost Devils â„¢ were founded by Salvatore Cazzetta, considered by our police sources as one of the most influential members of the Hells Angels in Quebec.
Several police operations have led to seizures of firearms and drugs in the biker group's premises in the past, in the Montreal area and in the Estrie region, among others.
According to our sources, the arrival of the Devils Ghost â„¢ in the Outaouais signals the Hells Angels' desire to secure their grip on the region, territory left vacant after the departure of the Red Devils â„¢, now confined to the Ontario shore.
The information obtained by Radio-Canada indicates that the Devils Ghost â„¢ do not have an official place in the Outaouais for the moment.
In addition to the Outaouais, this group of bikers has sections in Sherbrooke, north of Montreal and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.
Moreover, two groups of bikers sympathetic to the Hells Angels also appeared in the Outaouais: The Devil's Call â„¢, based in Gatineau, and Marginal TM Outaouais. Supporting the Hells Angels is not illegal and wearing their emblem either.
A first "MC" party in Outaouais
September 15 will be a Gatineau Club TM party
September 15 will be a Gatineau Club TM party Photo: Radio-Canada
Radio-Canada has learned that a first meeting between the Devil's Call â„¢ groups and the Marginal â„¢ will be held on September 15th at the Resto-Bar La Tasca in Gatineau. An announcement to this effect has been posted on Facebook.
The manager of the restaurant where the event will be held refused to give us an interview and said it was a private event.
The Rush Gatineau store sells tickets for the event and will be on hand to sell clothing.
We do not have to start investigating the people who invite us.
Joey Richer, owner of the Rush Gatineau branch
We are simple. Every customer or person who visits our store can always invite us to participate in events , explains the owner of the Rush Gatineau branch, Joey Richer.
If the event is in our audience or our target customers, we will certainly attend the event, especially if the event affects our customers, whether it is motorcycles, extreme sports, etc. he adds.
Telltale signs
Two signs indicate the status of these three groups in the world of bikers, according to the police.
First, the three groups carry the letters MC which mean motorcycle club . To obtain the authorization to wear a jacket with the letters MC in Quebec, it is now necessary to receive the approval of the Hells Angels, according to our sources.
These are all groups that have been authorized by the Hells Angels of Quebec to obtain an official status.
Sylvain Tremblay, former investigator of the Sûreté du Québec and specialist in organized crime
All of these new biker groups wear insignia and support garments that reveal their support for the Hells Angels. The 8 represents the eighth letter of the alphabet - H - and the 1 the - A -.
The Devil's Call ™ and Marginal TM Outaouais also wear a TR 81 Support Pin . According to our police sources, this distinctive sign captured in these photos shows their affiliation to the chapter of the Hells Angels of Trois-Rivières.
New groups are appearing in the Outaouais
New groups are appearing in the Outaouais. Photo: Radio-Canada
Two chapters of the Hells Angels have control over the territory of the Outaouais, reveal our police sources. The South section controls part of the eastern Outaouais, while the Trois-Rivières section oversees Gatineau.
New biker groups to scramble the cards
According to our police sources, the Hells Angels scramble the cards of their sympathetic groups and their club-schools by including criminal members and simple motorcycle lovers.
What they did the Hells lately is that they created several small groups, with a hierarchy, a bit like the Italian Mafia.
Guy Ryan, retired inspector, SPVM
It's peppered, there are a lot of people around them and it's getting harder and harder to find evidence , says the retired inspector.
According to the police, the Hells Angels are now renting the territories they control to school clubs and they then receive rent and taxes on profits from drug sales, instead of selling the drugs themselves. .
It's to create protective barriers. Members in good standing can thus move away from what may allow them to be incriminated in a long-term investigation, analyzes the investigator retired Sylvain Tremblay.
According to Guy Ryan, the Hells Angels have learned from their mistakes since the Sharqc operation, which complicates the new police investigations .
By being stopped, they are more and more sensitive to the methods used, they are more and more careful how they proceed , warns Guy Ryan.
