A Throttle Lockers emblem is seen in this photo submitted by RCMP.
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July 20, 2022 - 12:02 PM
A large-scale police operation five years in the making has led to the arrest of three alleged motorcycle gang members for large-scale drug trafficking.
The operation helped prevent the expansion of an Outlaw Motorcycle “support” Club for the Kelowna Chapter of the Hells Angels in the Kamloops area, RCMP said at a press conference in Kamloops today, July 20.
In early 2017, Kamloops RCMP began investigating that the Throttle Lockers Motorcycle Club, a "support club" for the Kelowna Chapter of the Hells Angels, was dealing large quantities of drugs and expanding into Kamloops.
RCMP conducted three search warrants in the Kamloops area and found more than $300,000 in cash, handguns, large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, along with a money counting machine and other drug-related equipment.
Some of the drugs and other evidence seized by RCMP.
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Ultimately, Shawn Carlisle, a 49-year-old male from Falkland was charged with four counts of trafficking. Zale Coty, a 53-year-old male from Kamloops, faves seven charges related to drug dealing, and Jacob Cavanagh, a 29-year-old male from Kamloops, faces two charges related to fentanyl trafficking.
"When the Kamloops RCMP Detachment started this project in 2017, there had been a number of violent offences related to organized crime, including a high-profile homicide, assaults, and other serious events related to the drug trade. Intelligence was indicating that members of the Throttle Lockers were active in Kamloops and were considering expanding their presence and control by opening a clubhouse in Kamloops," Kamloops RCMP Sup. Sydney Lecky said in a press release.
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"The initiative and its results are consistent with the Kamloops RCMP Detachment’s priorities then and still to address organized crime in the community. Not only does the success announced today highlight the tremendous work done by the Kamloops Detachment, but also demonstrates the importance of partnerships and joint operations with (Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit-BC) and other support units."
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