perhaps the case in the US nymafia, but in canada the hells angels are on the same level as the mafia and work in concert with them or in the case of mtl did. the mtl HA continue to actively fight the rizzuto-sollecito clan for control of sports gambling while also importing 100s of kgs of cocaine direct from mexico. the qc HA run sophisticated drug labs across the province. these are not trailer parks banging out cheap crank, these are usually nice looking homes in somewhat remote areas of the province in which the labs churn out; meth, ghb, fentanyl, counterfeit pills etc. as ive said before numerically as well the HA dominate any oc group once you add all the support clubs.

in ontario the HA were working with the figliomeni 'ndrine for a time, again in gambling and money laundering. platinum sb when first busted in 2013 had a gross bet total of something like $160 million, thats not chicken scratch. the HA had condos full of money from this waiting to launder it through ontario casinos and eventually investing it in expensive muskoka real estate...perhaps more on that later.

and what of the case of damon ryan. it is alleged he conspired with iranian intelligence to murder dissidents in the u.s. a really bizarre story that is continuing to develop.

all examples from up north i know, but the U.S. biker mcs have long been behind the curve of the more successful canadian HA chapters. perhaps with some time we will see some of the american bikies get into more sophisticated crimes. canadian bikers were once the cliched grimey tattoo riddled street level operators right off the page of dr gonzo. with time however it became more common to see full patch members in suits being driven around in black suvs with very little riding of harleys happening.