BC Hells Angels win a legal battle against BC government to keep club houses open in BC
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 12 Jun, 2020 10:19 PM
The provincial govt lost a 13 year old court battle to BC's Hells Angels gang. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barry Davies ruled Thursday that the director of civil forfeiture had not proven that the clubhouses “play an important role in enabling and empowering members of the Hells Angels to engage in serious crime for financial gain.”
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