The province of British Columbia is taking steps to dismantle organized crime by listing the former Vancouver Hells Angels' clubhouse for sale. This marks the first in a planned series of sales aimed at permanently removing assets from criminal organizations.
Public Safety Minister Garry Begg announced that the province has listed the former Vancouver Hells Angels ' clubhouse for sale. This marks the initial step in the planned commercial sale of three seized Hells Angels ' clubhouse properties, representing a significant move to disrupt organized crime in British Columbia .
Begg emphasized the sale's significance in a news release on Monday, January 20th, stating, 'As criminals find new ways to try to hide their ill-gotten gains obtained through violence, intimidation and criminal activity, we are finding targeted ways to permanently take away their assets, while protecting British Columbians.'The Civil Forfeiture Office is responsible for listing the property located at 3598 East Georgia St. As of July 1, 2024, the property was assessed at $1.58 million, a slight increase from its initial forfeiture value. Constructed in 1987, the property will be sold with a 'right of entry,' a legal provision granting the Civil Forfeiture Office the authority to reclaim the property if it is ever re-acquired and used by organized crime in the future.The forfeiture of these three clubhouses in Vancouver, Kelowna, and Nanaimo in February 2023, following over a decade of legal proceedings, was hailed as a major victory for public safety and a substantial blow to organized crime. The former Kelowna clubhouse was sold to the City of Kelowna in late 2024 for $990,000, while the Nanaimo property's clubhouse was demolished in November 2023
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