contolling organized crime

Running Head : Organized Crime

The Fight against Hell 's Angels Drug Operation

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Abstract

Crime , activity , organization , wealth , power , respect , fear - all terms may be seemingly distant concepts from one another , but when quantified to one incorporated idea , they spell such a powerful socio-political concept : organized crime . From national to transnational , organized crime has made its way into different facets of culture and society Organized crime also has had its share of growth and success which

by all means set a wide sense of societal discrepancy , enriching the influence of criminal activity and public injustice . With Hell 's Angels the methodology of taking away their drug operations is done in various surveillance strategies , by chapter , due to their vast reach and notoriety , thus putting behind bars gang members and leaders and controlling contraband

The Fight against Hell 's Angels Drug Operation

Organized crime is defined as a product of a self-perpetuating criminal conspiracy to wring exorbitant profits from out society by any means - fair or foul , and legal and illegal (Oyster Bay Conference 1965 cited in Wright , 2005 ,

. 3 . For the Hell 's Angels , a notorious outlaw motorcycle gang , their main weapon of choice is their villainous Harley Davidson bikes , and profit channel of choosing is mainly via drug-trafficking activities . The operations held by the `Angels ' are wide-spread overseas and their reach moves with great force . Wagner adds : The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club maintains chapters in 23 states and 25 foreign countries (Wagner , 2005 , n .p

Hence , a methodology of control is implemented in strategic variation Infiltration is deemed crucial for securing federal and state charges but at the same time , it is very risky . In the Arizona chapter , local agents and former-member turned informants join forces in obtaining crucial in-gang information thru methods of phone bugging and seizing documents which could disprove the association 's deceiving tactics . As a result , Today , Hells Angels Motorcycle Club appears to be a shambles leadership behind bars , mystique broken , organizational records in government hands (Wagner , 2005 , n .p . Comprehensive investigations by authorities in monitoring overseas chapters proved to be effective as well . Such search warrants , raids , and charges were able to result from these , like the 2-year investigation Project Husky , taking in 27 members (CTV .ca News Staff , 2006 . Project Drill has been successful in confiscating significant amounts of various controlled substances . The Winnipeg Police reports : During the investigation police made numerous seizures that of methamphetamine and 13 pounds of marijuana (Winnipeg , 2007 , n .p Though chapters still stand , they stand on shaky ground . It is only a matter of time until the stern hand of justice deals with these so called Angels , causing all kinds of hell

References

CTV .ca . News Staff (2006 , January 19 . Project Husky ' arrests 27 Hells Angels members

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Wagner , D (2005 , January , 23 . Hell 's Angels...