it seems like it might come as a surprise to some of yous but i know for a fact that a popular bikie group are quite wealthy and according to the treasurer of said group (whom i am quite close family friends with) they are not amongst the richest of the more well known groups. it seems as though they are quite smart with their money and have it tied up in different organisations.
Im closely related to a President of one of if not the most notorious Bikie Gang in the world, its pretty damn obvious they have a large steady cash flow. Clubhouses aren't cheap, and keep in mind a lot of bikies don't work. The property owned by my relative would be worth millions. Dope grows and amphet labs are rampant, however Meth is strictly forbidden amongst the bikies themselves after the Christopher Hudson incident. They banished him knowing he had brought heat onto the organisation and they knew the police would focus on them had they not got rid of him.
They may look rough but they're quite sophisticated and have a very efficient way of conducting their operations un-detected. Also they don't have hoards of cash, its laundered into all sorts of ventures. Clubs/Pubs/Real Estate.
Also, the higher echelons of drug trafficking are smart enough to pay the right people. The bikies are the lowest of all organised drug dealing groups. They do stupid things to extract as much wealth as possible within their (relitively) meagre means.
You only have to look at things like the Sydney airport fiasco to realise how dumb they really are. Cartel's and security agencies and the like make people dissapear without a trace, not bash people on camera in front of hundreds of witnesses.
Everything here is absolutely incorrect. Meagre means of making money? Man you are misguided.....the recent shooting in Brunswick, Toby Mitchell drove a porsche and resided at the Brunswick club house which was valued at 2.4M+.
As for the bashing death of Peter Anthony Zervas at Sydney Airport, it was an unexpected contact. They dont care about witnesses, hence why they employ Master-of-Arms to dish out punishment. They don't care, you think a rival bikie gang will press charges? The biggest drug Cartel in the world the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico kill dozens in the street everyday, in fact the death count in Mexico due to the drug war is at 45,000, and you call bikies dumb for getting in a punch on at an airport? It's called intimidation, who is going to testify against them? Also funny how all suspects were bailed out for large sums if they are so amateurish. Cartels like the ones in Mexico reside in countries that have Governments who have little power over drug manufacture, unlike here making it very easy to export. So to compare Cartels to Bikie Gangs is idiotic as drug manufacture here involves more risk, as well as importation. The head of the Sinaloa Cartel Joaquín Guzmán Loera aka El Chappo is Number 1 on the DEA's Most Wanted List. Name a President of a Bikie Gang that is currently being sought after. I can't think of one....once again, not so amateur after all.
Tell me what stupid things they do to extract wealth? Their Canada chapter was busted.... 177 strikes were conducted by the police, 123 members were arrested, charged with for first-degree murder, attempted murder, gangsterism or drug trafficking. The police seized $5 million in cash, dozens of kilograms of cocaine, marijuana and hashish, and thousands of pills.
Add to that:
In September 2006, after an 18 month investigation conducted by numerous law enforcement agencies and dubbed "Project Tandem," 500 officers and 21 tactical teams raided property connected to the Hells Angels chapters in Ontario. At least 27 members were arrested of which 15 were members of the Hells Angels. Property seized was worth more than 1 million dollars and included $470,000 in cash, $300,000 in vehicles and $140,000 in motorcycles. During the raids, drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy were seized; the total street value of drugs seized was more than 3 million dollars. Another operation conducted by police, Project Develop seized some 500 litres of GHB worth an estimated $996,000, nine kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of hashish and oxycodone and Viagra pills. Police also seized $21,000 in cash. Project Develop also seized 67 rifles, five handguns, three pairs of brass knuckles and a police baton.[64]
A low level drug dealing group doesn't have 230 chapters in 27 countries. Half the drugs you consume more than likely originated from the bikies or by a cook employed by them.