Bandidos: Law enforcement authorities estimate the Bandidos are one of the two largest outlaw motorcycle gangs in the U.S., with approximately 900 members and 93 chapters. Bandidos is involved in transporting and distributing cocaine and marijuana, and producing, transporting and distributing methamphetamine. Bandidos are most active in the Pacific, Southeast, Southwest and West Central regions.
Outlaws Motorcycle Club: Law enforcement authorities estimate the Outlaws have more than 86 chapters in 21 states with 700-plus members. It is the dominant outlaw motorcycle gang in the Great Lakes region. Members produce, transport and distribute methamphetamine, and transport and distribute cocaine and marijuana. Members engage in various criminal activities including arson, assault, explosives operations, extortion, fraud, homicide, intimidation, kidnapping, money laundering, prostitution operations, robbery, theft and weapons violations.
Black Pistons Motorcycle Club: The official support club of Outlaws Motorcycle Club has expanded rapidly throughout the U.S. and has an estimated 70 domestic chapters in 20 states. The members are estimated at more than 200 in the U.S. The Outlaws use Black Pistons chapters as sources of prospective members and uses Black Pistons chapters to conduct criminal activity, especially distributing drugs. Black Piston members engage in assault, extortion, fraud, intimidation and theft.
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club: Law enforcement authorities estimate the Hells Angels have more than 92 chapters in 27 states and 800-plus members. Members produce, transport and distribute marijuana and methamphetamine, and transport and distribute cocaine, hashish, heroin, LSD, MDMA, PCP and diverted pharmaceuticals. Members engage in other criminal activity including assault, extortion, homicide, money laundering and motorcycle theft.
Mongols Motorcycle Club: An extremely violent outfit in the Pacific and Southwest regions. Mongols transport and distribute cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine, and frequently commit violent crimes including assault, intimidation and murder to defend Mongols territory. Most of the club's 300 members are Hispanic males from the Los Angeles area, and many are former street gang members with a long history of using violence to settle grievances.
Pagan's Motorcycle Club: Members distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and PCP. It is one of the more prominent gangs in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Pagans have 200-250 members in 41 chapters in 11 states. The club has been linked to traditional organized crime groups in New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and engages in criminal activities such as arson, assault, bombing, extortion and murder.
Vagos Motorcycle Club: Law enforcement agencies report the Vagos have approximately 300 members in 24 chapters in California, Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon. Vagos produce, transport, and distribute methamphetamine and distribute marijuana. Members also have been implicated in other crimes including assault, extortion, insurance fraud, money laundering, murder, vehicle theft, weapons violations and witness intimidation.