FEDERAL AGENTS ARREST BIKERS.Byline: Staff and wire reports Federal agents raided Hells Angels motorcycle gang hangouts across the West on Wednesday after a two-year undercover investigation and made 55 arrests on charges of violating gun and drug laws. At least 17 of those people were arrested in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , as several law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). raided locations in Chatsworth, Reseda, Pacoima, Winnetka, Woodland Hills and other communities, said Agent Latese Baker of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF, sometimes BATF or BATFE) is a United States federal agency; more specifically a specialized law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United States Department of Justice. . The ATF ATF Molecular virology Activating transcription factor A cellular protein that stimulates transcription of adenovirus E4 transcription unit, which acts early in infection at any of several 'enhancer' binding sites and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. officials said all those arrested were affiliated with the Hells Angels. Representatives of the agencies said about 50 firearms were seized. George Christie, spokesman for the Hells Angels in Ventura, said similar raids have happened before, and the organization will continue on. ``I think their intent was to create disarray in any way they can. This is just a bump in the road,'' Christie said. ``I think Hells Angels have been targets for law enforcement for years and years. We are high-profile, and we make good press for law enforcement.'' The San Francisco headquarters of the Hells Angels gang was targeted, and other search and arrest warrants were executed in Southern California, Arizona, Washington state, Nevada and Alaska. Agents arrested five people in Washington state at homes in Tacoma, Kirkland, Silverdale, Spokane and Wenatchee, said ATF spokeswoman Vera Fedorak in Seattle. Four arrests were made in Alaska - at three homes in Anchorage and one in Two Rivers. Agents also searched clubhouses in Anchorage and North Pole, Alaska North Pole is a city in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the 'Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area'. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 1,778. , and in Spokane, but made no arrests there. The raids came before dawn, and the arrests were on charges of drug trafficking, possessing weapons illegally, possessing stolen explosives and other crimes, Fedorak said. Helmeted ATF agents raided the Hells Angels headquarters in Sparks, Nev., making one arrest and confiscating several items. ``This is just one part of a major operation going on throughout the day. Until that's concluded, everything we're doing is under seal, and we really can't comment on it any further,'' agent Tom Cannon said. Among seven arrested in Arizona were the president of the group's Tucson chapter and the former president of the Mesa chapter. The Northern California warrants resulted in 16 or 17 arrests, said Marti McKee, ATF spokeswoman in San Francisco. She declined to say what agents were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. . CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Los Angeles County Undersheriff Un´der`sher`iff n. 1. A sheriff's deputy. William Stonich speaks to the press Wednesday after cooperating in federal raids on Hells Angels homes and hangouts. Stefano Paltera/Associated Press |
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