The Northrhine-Westphalia government found its actions necessary because the Bandidos wanted to build up their criminal supremacy through racketeering and violence. It has been speculated that Lerche Olsen, a former member of the Hells Angels' Copenhagen chapter who was expelled from the club and later went on to become president of the Bandidos' chapter in Kattarp, near Helsingborg, was the intended target. The original Bandidos had wild, unruly hair, scraggly beards, huge tattoos, and cigarettes sticking out of their mouths, and they went by such nicknames as Revolver, Pecker, Deadweight, Rawhide,. [133][134], A nationwide ban on wearing the emblems of the Bandidos and eight other motorcycle clubs including the Chicanos, Diablos and X-Team in public came into effect on 16 March 2017. When they entered, a patron asked the waitress, "Who are those guys?" He shot a biker who had been firing a gun, following the man to the ground with his scope. Once back, he started the Bandidos Motorcycle Club on March 4, 1966, in San Leon, Texas - as of 2020, this club is now 54 years old. 02-26-2021, 01:44 PM. [77] The Nordic Biker War, which began in January 1994 between Morbids MC and the Hells Angels in southern Sweden and later escalated into a war over control of the drug trade in the Nordic countries between the Hells Angels and Bandidos after the Morbids aligned with the latter, saw several violent incidents around Helsinki in 1995 and 1996. The Bureau of Alcohol,. states. [167] On 10 March 1996, the Hells Angels carried out twin attacks on Bandidos members returning from a weekend meeting in Helsinki, Finland; one attack took place at Kastrup Airport outside Copenhagen, Denmark, and the other at Oslo's Fornebu airport. February 14th -. Today the Bandidos Motorcycle Club is the largest 1% club in the Western Hemisphere, with 1100 members in Northers, Central and South American Countries. The Bandidos continuously pursued their former president due to his consorting with other clubs after his expulsion, beating him and robbing him of his motorcycle in Germany in the spring of 2000, and strafing his home with submachine gun fire in the autumn of that year. Some of the men charged with the murders were also members of the Bandidos. After several months on the run, the pair were apprehended in Malaga, Spain in July 2019 and subsequently extradited to Sweden. A feud emerged between the Rock Machine and the Bandidos after several Bandidos members reportedly patched over to the Rock Machine. Two people associated with the Bandidos were charged in the case, and police believe the shooting was a retaliation for the killing of Jan Krogh Jensen. Rabies later patched over to the Bandidos, while the Customizers joined the Hells Angels. [180], Several people were arrested following a drug raid on the Bandidos' clubhouse in Porsgrunn on 23 January 2020. [110] The German Bandidos are supported by the Chicanos, Diablos and X-Team. Although investigators were unable to prove who fired the weapon, the trio were convicted of assisting in murder and assisting in attempted murder and were each sentenced to fourteen years in prison in October 2019. The Bandidos have several support clubs, including the Amigos, Pistoleros, LA Riders, Hombres, and Hermanos. [168][169] On 15 July 1996, Bandidos Sweden members Michael Garcia Lerche Olsen and Jan Krogh Jensen were travelling to the Bandidos chapter in Drammen when they were intercepted and ambushed by Hells Angels members at Mjndalen. In the following action carried out by the North Rhine-Westphalia Police, thirty-eight properties were searched, in which firearms and stabbing weapons were found. Tasmania news: Bandidos member charged over theft, basketball announcement imminent. On 30 January 2004, Morin by then a probationary Bandidos member and hangaround Robert Charles Simpson were shot dead outside an Edmonton strip club. [212], Ahmed "Manolo" Mohamed, a member of both the Stockholm Bandidos and the criminal Bredngs network, was convicted of grievous assault in 2013 after he stabbed a person wearing a Hells Angels jersey. Three Hells Angels members were indicted for the shooting, but were acquitted of attempted murder in December 1996. This may take a couple days to activate. The Bandidos operate seven chapters in Thailand. [217], Bandidos member Aghvan Baghdasaryan, and his friends Nima Morravej and Sammy Hyvoja, were involved in a shooting of rival drug dealers in Borlnge on 11 January 2019 that left one man dead and another wounded. [117] The Bandido was cleared of attempted manslaughter over the shooting in November 2008 as the court deemed his actions self-defense. [160], In June 1997, a woman was killed when a bomb exploded in the Bandidos headquarters in Bangkok. [94], A Bandidos member, a club hangaround and a member of the X-Team were convicted in October 2016 of violently collecting a debt from a man on two occasions in Tampere in 2014. [38] An additional thirteen people were taken into custody in Belgium, and four high-end vehicles valued at more than 700,000, jewelry valued at 300,000, 17,085 in cash, encrypted mobile phones and documentation were also seized in the raids. Juan Martinez, leader of the El Paso chapter of the Bandidos biker club, died after he was shot during a bar fight with a rival club. Bucher, an Army veteran, was using his door for cover as bullets whizzed past. April 2023 at 16:30. [209] In response to the changing criminal landscape, the Bandidos formed the X-Team, a street gang whose members act as the Bandidos' foot soldiers and carry out street-level crime. [88] On 11 March 2002, Blom and Jesko were convicted of murdering Hirsma, attempting to murder Hirsma's wife and endangering several bystanders including Hirsma's child; they were sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay Hirsma's widow and child a total of more than $50,000 in compensation for non-material damage. [112] In February 2010, around seventy ethnic Turkish Bandidos members and supporters in Berlin in an unprecedented move defected and joined the Hells Angels, forming a sub-chapter known as "Hells Angels Nomads Trkiye". [90], The Southwest Finland District Court convicted and sentenced several Bandidos members and associates to prison terms on 4 October 2013 for their part in a drug ring. He was sentenced to one year and six months in prison. On 22 March 2014, another attack on his home damaged only a window of his house and a car window. [159] The club has five chapters and approximately forty members in the country. [237], All three appeared in Exeter Crown Court for sentencing on 13 January 2023. [121] On 8 October 2009, Bandidos member Rudi Heinz "Eschli" Elten was shot to death by Hells Angels prospect Timur Akbulut in Duisburg. There are many well known members of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, so we have had to narrow the field and choose only the most famous Bandidos MC members. A second attack on the clubhouse was launched a week later, on 26 January 1994, when Hells Angels member Thomas Mller fired a high-caliber submachine gun from the roof of a van, resulting in a Bandidos member losing a finger.[201]. Rejecting the offer, they instead aligned with the Danish Bandidos chapter. [205] Another gunfight between two cars happened in Helsingborg on 5 March 1996, resulting in a Bandidos prospect suffering serious injuries. [206] Bandidos Sweden president Mikael "Mike" Svensson was shot in the leg while driving near the Hells Angels' Hasslarp headquarters on 23 July 1996. [240][3] Club membership is predominantly white and Hispanic. Zapata MC Active in Brazil and Germany. Hermanos MC - Active in Germany and the United States. Shortly after the founding of the Helsingborg Bandidos, the Rebels a Hells Angels support club at that point carried out a shooting attack on the Bandidos' clubhouse. [39], The Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) has designated the Bandidos an outlaw motorcycle gang. [224] Thirty-four people were arrested.[225]. [150] "The prohibition will stop behavior that may disrupt or disrupts our society," was stated by the judge. [114] In November 2006, a major police operation in Cottbus led to the arrests of 128 Bandidos members, preventing an imminent confrontation with the Hells Angels. September 1997 in unserem Dnemark? [53], Four Bandidos members and prospects Cameron Acorn, Pierre "Carlitto" Aragon, Randy Brown and Robert "Bobby" Quinn pleaded guilty to partaking in the killing of drug dealer Shawn Douse, who was beaten to death at the apartment of Bandidos prospect Jamie "Goldberg" Flanz in Keswick on 6 December 2005. [191] Machado previously shot in the leg and wounded Pedro "Thor" Silva, president of the Hells Angels' nomads faction on the Algarve, in 2009 after Silva did not authorize the formation of a skinhead group in the area. Imperator MC Active in the United States and Norway. 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[70] The Bandidos have ten chapters and approximately one-hundred-and-fifty members in Denmark,[71] and have traditionally recruited members of Danish ethnicity, although this has changed somewhat in recent years. [122] Akbulut was convicted of manslaughter over Elten's killing and was sentenced to eleven years in prison on 30 August 2010. A Bandidos member carried out an attempted drive-by shooting on another biker the following day. [204] On 6 December 1995, a shootout involving two vehicles took place on a motorway outside Helsingborg, leaving a Hells Angels member with a leg wound. [27][28], The Bandidos are considered an outlaw motorcycle gang by the Australian Federal Police. [39], Police in Sweden believe that the Bandidos Motorcycle Club makes money primarily through illegal activities, including drug offenses, violent crimes, protection activities, robberies, extortion, weapons offenses, illegal gambling, money laundering and other economic crimes. Become a Bandido "Known Associate" and gain access to larger photo galleries and Bandidos gear. One of those most seriously hurt was a German Bandidos chapter president. [137] Road Tramps members Seamus Duggan, James McCormack and Raymond Neilon pleaded guilty to the robbery of McNamara and were given probation in October 2017. He is now the author of several books recounting his experience as a bikie.. Overview: The Gladiators Motorcycle Club was founded in Australia in 1960, the first of Australia's 'American style' motorcycle clubs. In June 2018, Bandidos members allegedly stormed a lounge where they pepper sprayed a man wearing a Hells Angels t-shirt. [236] The following day, the jury found the other two Bandidos members guilty of manslaughter, by a majority verdict of eleven to one. These support clubs, mostly regional, are subservient to the will of the Bandidios and, in general, are typically used for protection, promotion or financing, but can also be used to facilitate criminal activities such as drug trafficking, extortion, assault and murder. It is common for the logos and insignia of these groups to bear the Bandidos colors in reverse, which can be seen on their patches and merchandise.[3]. [232][233], On Thursday 12 May 2022, Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a collision on the on slip road of the A38 at St Budeaux in Plymouth, Devon. FBI 2013 National Gang Intelligence Center report, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bandidos_MC_criminal_allegations_and_incidents&oldid=1146438036, Organised crime groups in the Netherlands, Pages using infobox criminal organization with rivals parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Racketeering, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, assault, extortion, money laundering, murder, loan sharking, prostitution, contract killing, trafficking in stolen goods, motor vehicle theft, and counterfeiting, This page was last edited on 24 March 2023, at 21:50. [34] The Australian Bandidos are allied with the Diablos,[7] Mobshitters,[8] and Rock Machine,[9] while their rivals include the Comancheros,[8] Finks,[15] Gypsy Jokers,[17] Hells Angels,[8] Mongols,[8] Notorious,[22] Rebels[8] and Red Devils. A Hells Angels-owned tattoo parlour was later destroyed in retaliation. [105][106], Three Bandidos members, including the president of the club's Dijon chapter, were given prison sentences by the Dijon Criminal Court in July 2019 following their convictions for the violent robbery of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle from another club in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur. Two members of the probationary Bandidos chapter in the city Ronald Charles Burling and Jason Llewellyn Michel and another two men Josh Adam Curwin and Billy Jo Ducharm whom police were unable to identify as connected to the club were charged with aggravated assault and Authorities believe a potential target of the attack was Mrio Machado, a member of the Bandidos-affiliated Red & Gold gang and former leader of the Portuguese Hammerskins, who escaped harm as he was late to the meeting. If you thought Waco shooting was bad, this is about to be worse. [49] The Loners were sponsored into the Bandidos by the Danish branch of the club, a move that was not sanctioned by the world headquarters of the Bandidos in Houston, Texas, making their extract status within the club somewhat problematic. [146] Ramakers is furthermore a suspect in several murder investigations. [205], On 3 October 1996, a large explosion outside the Hells Angels clubhouse in Malm injured four people and caused widespread damage to buildings within several hundred yards. Donald Eugene Chambers named the club the Bandidos based on the Mexican bandits and found the original members of the club in a number of biker bars of Houston, Corpus Christi, Galveston, and San Antonio. Bandidos MC Australia was formed and chartered in August 1983. [160], Three Bandidos members British nationals Peter Watkins-Jones and Crispin John Grandvil Papon-Smith, and Danish national Kim Lindegaard Nielsen were arrested by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) in Koh Samui in July 2006, suspected of money laundering and bribery. [192], The president of the Bandidos in Spain a Belgian national was arrested in Malaga on 20 October 2021 on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organization after he was identified by police as the organizer of a 11,497 kilogram cocaine shipment which was hidden in a consignment of scrap metal from South America and seized upon arrival at the port of Antwerp, Belgium. [205] In the early hours of 11 April 1996, the Hells Angels' compound in Hasslarp was targeted again, this time with two rockets. [8] Predadores MC - Active in Thailand and Belgium. The target of the ambush at Fornebu was Lars Harnes, who was shot and wounded with a handgun in the airport's arrivals lobby. [136] The Caballeros were reportedly granted full membership to the Bandidos as a result of McNamara's actions. BANDIDO GUNTHER 1%ER MERAN CHAPTER, ITALY. [84][85], Bandidos Helsinki chapter president Pentti Tapio Haapanen and vice-president Harri Tapio Reinikainen were convicted of shooting and wounding a Rogues Gallery member and a member of the Lepakko Gang in Srninen, Helsinki in July 2005. [143] A fire was started at the Alkmaar chapter clubhouse located in Heerhugowaard on 29 March 2014, the first night in which there was no police surveillance on the premises. He bombed two cars in Gothenburg, on 19 and 20 September 2006, with hand grenades, in acts of revenge as the victims had previously testified against him. [100][101], In 2003, two hundred kilograms of cannabis were seized aboard a boat in Saint-Malo, bound for the Channel Islands and then on to Great Britain. [59], The Montreal-based Rock Machine "patched over" as the Bandidos Quebec chapter in December 2000 amidst the Quebec Biker War, a turf war against the more powerful and better organized Hells Angels, which was fought between 1994 and 2002. [132], On 26 April 2012, the authorities of North Rhine-Westphalia banned and disbanded the Aachen chapter of the Bandidos, and three support clubs. In January 2008, Brown received a life sentence for second-degree murder, Acorn and Quinn were sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for manslaughter, and Aragon was sentenced to seven years' for aggravated assault.[54]. This affiliation drew the Bandidos into the conflict, which reached Norway on 19 February 1995 when there was a shooting involving members of Rabies MC and Customizers MC in Oslo. The initiation ceremony was attended by influential Bandidos members from across Europe, and was observed by Gardai and Belgian police. [142] A second Bandidos chapter, also a former No Surrender branch, was founded in Alkmaar on 26 March 2014. Internal pressure, as well as increased scrutiny from law enforcement and public backlash particularly in Denmark and Norway, where innocent bystanders had been killed in attacks by bikers brought an end to the conflict, which officially ceased on 25 September 1997 when the rival clubs established a truce. [167] Hells Angels Oslo chapter president Torkjell "Rotta" ("Rat") Alsaker was found guilty of shooting Harnes and sentenced to three years in prison in November 1998. He had been found in possession of nineteen-and-a-half kilograms of hashish in November 2005. > Certify Your Association Now Home Gear On 18 January 2000, members of the Bandidos and their support club Black Rhinos MC were present at the men's trial and visited a nearby restaurant during a recess in the proceedings where they were ambushed by three gunmen. [58] Lenti pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault, and was sentenced to six years in prison in June 2008. [210], Bandidos Sweden president Mehdi Seyyed was sentenced to nine years in prison on 14 January 2009 for two counts of attempted murder. Three men were injured, including one who needed emergency surgery after being shot in the chest. [151] However, on 24 April 2020, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that, while the national branch of the club remains banned, local chapters are permitted to continue. [36], Bandidos members were among a number of people arrested in Limburg on 28 September 2020 as part of an investigation into a large-scale drug trafficking ring, which began after a shipment of almost 3,000 kilograms of cocaine was discovered at the Port of Antwerp in late 2019. [202] On 17 July 1995, Bandidos Sweden president Michael "Joe" Ljunggren was shot and killed while riding his motorcycle on the E4 south of Markaryd in Smland. The convictions related to a haul of over four kilos of amphetamine which was recovered in Nakkila and was to be distributed in the Turku area, as well as the illegal cultivation of cannabis. [234] 59-year-old David Crawford, from Ivybridge in Devon, died at the scene. The man, who is a Bandidos MC member, was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Orange Local Court on Monday 15 June 2020. The ban took effect immediately. Benjamin Parry was jailed for 12 years and was told he would serve a minimum of 8 years. Ljunggren's murder remains a cold case,[203] and there have been differing theories surrounding his killing. [139], The first Bandidos chapter in the Netherlands was established in Sittard on 15 March 2014 following a patch-over of a No Surrender chapter, and the club has since been under continuous attention by the Dutch law enforcement. [173], The Bandidos' clubhouse in Drammen was reduced to rubble on 4 June 1997 when a van bomb was detonated outside, killing Irene Astrid Bkkevold, a fifty-one-year-old woman who was driving past in her car. Four Swedish bikers with criminal records were arrested and deported, three Norwegian members were arrested for drug possession, and six others five German and one Polish were refused entry to the country upon arrival at the airport. KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. Kitsap County Sheriff's Office detectives, along with the FBI said Thursday evening that members and associates of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club were directly involved in . [69], According to the National Center of Investigation, the Danish Bandidos are involved in a wide range of crimes, including drug dealing, extortion, fraud, tax evasion, robbery, weapons trafficking, money laundering, the sale of stolen goods, and violent crimes. A former Bandidos member was sentenced to six years and nine months' imprisonment in March 2015 after he was convicted of leading the group. The two main perpetrators were sentenced to more than seven years in prison for aggravated drug offenses, while others received varying sentences. Crawford, a member of the Red Chiefs Motorcycle Club, was dragged underneath the van for nearly a kilometre on the A38 at Plymouth. [9] The founding member and the first "El Presidente" of the Bandidos MC is Donald Eugene Chambers, who joined the Marines after school and was packed off to Vietnam. [166], On 15 January 1996, a bomb was detonated at the clubhouse of Hells Angels hangaround club Screwdriver MC in Hamar, and on 18 January 1996, the Hells Angels Norway headquarters in Oslo was firebombed. [85] This expansion provoked a war with the Hells Angels, who were already established in France. Become a Bandido "Known Associate" and get access to hundreds of historical club photos and exclusive gear only available here. [186] After a retrial in January 2011, the five club members were again found guilty and were sentenced to a combined twenty-one years in prison. Membership of the club dwindled to just seven of whom, four were imprisoned at the time and reinforcements were required from Norway and Denmark. The Mongols have allied themselves with the Bandidos, Outlaws, Sons of Silence and the Pagans to compete for territory and members with the Hells Angels, the report says. A motorcycle shop in Alnabru, Oslo, where two Bandidos members worked, was bombed on 13 March 1997. [135], On 20 June 2015, Road Tramps member Andrew "Odd" O'Donoghue was shot dead by Alan "Cookie" McNamara, a member of the Caballeros a Bandidos prospect club. [160] The Norwegian Bandidos are affiliated with the Chicanos[161] and X-Team,[162] and are allied with the Outlaws. Subscription is good for 1 year and website will be updated regularly with pictures, news and events and gear. [5] The Bandidos' rivals include the Cossacks,[14] the Hells Angels,[18] the Mongols[20] the Kinfolk,[19] and the Vagos.[26]. Six of the men killed in what became known as the Shedden massacre[49] were full members of the Bandidos Toronto branch, including the president of the organization in Canada; they were Luis Manny Raposo, Giovanni Muscedere, Jamie Flanz, George Jessome, George Kriarakis, Frank Salerno, Paul Sinopoli and Michael Trotta. [163], After its founding in 2003, the Bandidos chapter in Kristiansand quickly took control of the local amphetamine market by coercing the local dealers into sourcing their drugs from the Bandidos or paying a 20% tax. Famous members: Colin 'Caesar' Campbell was initially a member of the Gladiators, but went on to become an enforcer for Comanchero MC, before ultimately becoming a member of the Bandidos. The suspects in the case, Michael Sandham, Marcello Aravena, Frank Mather, Brett Gardiner, Dwight Mushey and Wayne Kellestine, were also full members or probationary members (also known as "prospects"), in what police described as an internal cleansing of the Bandidos organization No Surrender Crew Canada (NSCC). [62] The biker war, which was initiated when the much smaller Rock Machine formed an affiliation "the Alliance" with Montreal crime families such as the Pelletier clan and other independent dealers who wished to resist the Angels' attempts to establish a monopoly on street-level drug trade in the city,[63][64] ended with mass killings by the Hells Angels,[65] plus public outcry over the deaths of innocent bystanders[66] resulted in police pressure including the incarceration of over a hundred bikers. Four bikers were arrested, and Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK) was deployed during the subsequent investigation, which included a search of a clubhouse. The raid was executed after another man had been found in possession of a small quantity of drugs after leaving the clubhouse. The Bandidos fired an anti-tank missile into the Hells Angels' clubhouse in Hasslarp on 31 July 1995. By Associated Press SAN ANTONIO The national president of the Bandidos biker gang was sentenced Wednesday to life plus 10 years in prison for directing a violent racketeering and drug. He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. The club was named after historical Cossack Horsemen of the Ukraine. [55] These murders closed the chapter on the Bandidos Canada "No Surrender Crew" and ended any hopes of Bandido dominance in the country. abduction. Bandidos member Jean-Pierre Debono was wounded in the arm when his tattoo parlour in Bouches-du-Rhne was targeted in a shooting attack on 3 April 1991, and Bandidos Marseille chapter president Michel "Bubu" Burel survived a shooting attempt on 29 May 1991. Two Moroccan dealers whom the Bandidos president sourced the drugs from were also convicted. [97] While membership is predominantly Thai,[226] Australian,[227] Danish[228] and Swedish[229] club members are also active in the country. Was geschah am 25. A wave of violence and threats was carried out against a substantial number of drug dealers in the area. [129] An accomplice had previously been sentenced to three years and six months' in January 2014. [157], The National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS, or Kripos) considers the Bandidos an organized criminal motorcycle club. Police stated that the motive for the shootings was to avenge the restaurant murders in Lahti in 2000. [144] On 7 May 2014, another attack was carried out on the residence of a member of the Bandidos, this time in the town of Susteren. [86][87], The Finnish Bandidos came close to disbanding in 1999 due to an internal feud concerning Marko Hirsma's leadership. [112] The war also spread to the east of the country in 2006 when both clubs expanded into the Cottbus area. Membership eventually grew in number, with many chapters being established across the state of Texas. A simultaneous bombing of a garage used by Bandidos supporters was also carried out. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. All major charges against the men were dropped due to a lack of sufficient evidence. The raids were conducted in relation to the murder of a prospective member of the Bandidos. As a continuation of the operation, the president of the Bandidos in Germany, who lived in the same luxury urbanization in Marbella as the Spain president, was also arrested as had a warrant for his arrest and imprisonment decreed by the National Court for his extradition to Germany. The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is classified as a motorcycle gang by law enforcement and intelligence agencies in numerous countries. [123] Around fifty Hells Angels armed with clubs stormed a bar frequented by Bandidos in Duisburg's red-light district on 31 October 2009, leaving the bar destroyed and several people injured. Posted Thu 27 Feb 2020 at 7:56pm Thursday 27 Feb 2020 at 7:56pm Thu 27 Feb 2020 at 7:56pm, . 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