Surrey and Sussex Police said a total of 34 people had been detained on suspicion of drugs offences and possession of offensive weapons in connection to the
Hells Angels Euro Run.
The
Hells Angels Euro Run, in Sussex and Surrey, marks the creation of the first branch of the California-based motorcycle club in the UK.
Up to 3,000 bikers were expected across the area for the three-day
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club event, culminating in around 700 riding out to Brighton.
The
Hells Angels (no apostrophe in Hells, please) were right across the street, where they'd been since 1969.
Around 20
Hells Angels had gathered at a pub gig in Hastings, East Sussex.
Concerned firms feared the
Hells Angels crew would clash with another motorcycle club holding a charity event nearby.
In the 1980's the Mongols seized control of Southern California from the
Hells Angels, and today, the Mongols are allied with the Bandidos, the Outlaws, the Sons of Silence and the Pagans against the
Hells Angels.
In a case the same year, a businessman and a member of the Flensburg
Hells Angels, who happened to be a witness in a double murder case were accused of having extorted PS300,000 from another businessman - who then went berserk, stabbed his wife and seven-year-old daughter to death and set fire to his home.
But the state is now set to declare the
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club a criminal outfit within three weeks, police sources told The Australian.
"The rivalry and violence continues to escalate between the
Hells Angels and the Outlaws and Warwickshire Police will do all within its power to protect communities from harm, including limiting opportunities for organised crime groups to raise funds and operate within the county.
The Outlaws and the
Hells Angels share a bitter hatred of one another which is steeped in decades of bloodshed.
DS Wilson, the Scottish Crime & Drug Enforcement Agency's UK liaison off icer at Europol, said groups such as the
Hells Angels, Bandidos and Outlaws are involved in all levels of criminality.