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The B.C. government has taken official steps for requesting to seize Hells Angels’ clubhouses in Vancouver and Kelowna because they have arrested more than 100 suspects, majority of which had connections with the motorcycle club, in a countrywide drug bust earlier this month.
The Provincial Civil Forfeiture Office submitted the documents on Monday reporting to the B.C. Supreme Court that almost 21 “owners and all others interested” in the two properties were arrested. The clubhouse in Vancouver is located near East Georgia and Kootenay streets, whereas the club in Kelowna is next to Sutherland Park on Ellis Street. Civil forfeiture is a legal process through which the government seizes criminal proceedings and uses the funds generated to finance the anti-crime grants for which organizations can apply. The government has so far been able to seize more than $28 million in goods from this program since its launch in 2006.
The Quebec Police Department made the announcement on Nov. 1, sharing the details of a joint crackdown held in three different provinces at once resulting in the arrest of members of the Hells Angels and Italian organized crime. The announcement described the drug network as a Lower Mainland enterprise with “tentacles” across Canada. The notice of civil forfeiture were filed on Monday, which asserted that “unlawful activities” were conducted inside the Vancouver and Kelowna clubhouses, including drug trafficking, assault, extortion, murder, uttering threats and restricted firearm ownership.
The government claims that “those unlawful activities … variously resulted in or intended to result in the acquisition of property or serious bodily harm to a person.” the government claims. The defendants are allowed to file a response within 21 days to fight the claim.
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