Quebec Biker War
The Quebec Biker war (Template:Lang-fr; "Bikers' War") refers to the violent turf war that began in 1994 and continued until late 2002 in Quebec, Canada.
The war began as the Hells Angels in Quebec began to make a push to establish a monopoly on street-level drug sales in the province. A number of drug dealers and crime families resisted and established groups such as the "Alliance to fight the Angels". Eventually, a number of dealers formed the Rock Machine.
The war resulted in the bombings of many establishments and murders on both sides. It has claimed more than 150 lives,[1] including some innocent bystanders such as Daniel Desrochers, an 11-year-old boy who was fatally injured by shrapnel as he was playing near a jeep that was blown up.[2]
The war eventually ended with mass killings by the Hells Angels,[3] plus public outcry over the deaths of innocent bystanders[4] resulted in police pressure including the incarceration of over 100 bikers.[5]
In April 2009, over 156 members of the Hells Angels were arrested in Quebec, New Brunswick, France and the Dominican Republic mostly in connection to crimes related to the Biker war. The arrests solved at least 22 murders committed between 1992 and 2009. Four Hells Angels bunkers were also seized by police including one in Sorel-Tracy that was firebombed in 2008.[6] Dozens of arrests were previously made earlier in the year as part of Operation Axe in February and Operation Baladeur in March.[7]
References
- ^ CBC News In Depth: Biker Gangs
- ^ From Vancouver Sun, Police Fear B.C. Biker War
- ^ CBC Mass Killings Mean Hells Angels Win Biker Turf War
- ^ McGill Tribune, Bikers, Bill C-95, Drugs and Mom
- ^ York University, Organized Crime in Canada
- ^ Massive police raids target Quebec, N.B. Hells Angels
- ^ Dozens arrested in Quebec Hells Angels sweep
Books and newspaper articles
- Winterhalder, Edward, Out in Bad Standings: Inside the Bandidos Motorcycle Club - The Making of a Worldwide Dynasty, Blockhead City Press, 2005/Seven Locks Press, 2007 (ISBN 0-9771-7470-0)
- Winterhalder, Edward, & De Clercq, Wil, The Assimilation: Rock Machine Become Bandidos – Bikers United Against the Hells Angels, ECW Press, 2008 (ISBN 1-5502-2824-2)
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