As a part of Europe-wide police crackdown, more than 20 Hells Angels members were arrested in Italy today. Members of the motorcycle gang were picked up in the cities of: Verona, Vicenza, Padova, Treviso, Roma, Milano, Torino, Trieste, Cuneo, La Spezia, Pordenone, Lucca, Pavia, and Massa Carrara, with similar operations taking place in Germany and France.

At the arrests, weapons were seized from the bikers, and charges included robbery and extortion. Although, we have a feeling that list will grow after these detainees have been interviewed by police interrogators.

Italian to the core, the Hells Angels of Italy are headquartered in the picturesque and fair town of Verona, although today Verona may seem less funny to the gang members than William Shakespeare thought it to be. Reportedly, more than 140 Hell’s Angels members have been staked out at the hideout, with full guards at the door. Various weapons have been confiscated and more news is awaited on the results of the European wide arrests.

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