Armed police ransacked a notorious Hell's Angels den in North Norway in their efforts to capture two wanted criminals on Wednesday.
Police arrested a Hells Angel in the Tromsø club house, in the Arctic Circle, on Wednesday. The man in his twenties has been charged with attempted robbery with violence.
Police arrested a Hells Angel in the Tromsø club house, in the Arctic Circle, on Wednesday. The man in his twenties has been charged with attempted robbery with violence.
Tromsø police informed the media the Hells Angels’ headquarter in town was ransacked in connection to two criminal cases.
Police reports that: “In one of the cases, a man in his twenties was arrested and charged for attempted violent robbery. In the other case, there was seizures of illegal camera surveillance equipment.”
The arrested man is thought to be a member of the Hells Angels gang in Tromsø according to police. The investigation is ongoing with questioning and looking over seized evidence.
Police chief Einar Sparboe Lysnes said to NRK: "We got the go-ahead from judges to raid the Hells Angels headquarters due to suspicion of illegal camera surveillance in the area."
Police were armed during the operation after previous raids of Hells Angels clubs in Norway proved dangerous.
Lysnes said: "Fire arms have been found before at their headquarters. I therefore ordered an armed task force."
Væpnet politiaksjon mot Hells Angels i Tromsø
En person er pågrepet og siktet for grovt ran etter at politiet gjennomførte en væpnet aksjon mot Hells Angels i Tromsø i dag. En annen er siktet for ulovlig overvåkning.
Politiet bekrefter overfor TV 2 at aksjonen blant annet hadde som mål å dokumentere ulovlig videoovervåking av lokalene til Hells Angels. Det er tatt beslag overvåkningssaken, og personen som er ansvarlig for bygget er siktet i saken.
De har også pågrepet og siktet en person for forsøk på grovt ran.
Politimesteren sier han forstår det kan virke voldsomt med væpnede styrker.
– Jeg ser det. Men dette har bakgrunn i en vurdering av trusselbildet ut fra tidligere erfaringer. Vi har tidligere erfaring med at det kan være våpen i huset, og må ta forholdsregler, sier Lysnes.
Mannskaper fra brannvesenet i Tromsø ankom lokalene til Hells Angels vel én time etter at politiaksjonen tok til.
– Vi ble tilkalt av politiet for å klippe ned de tre overvåkingskameraene, sier en av brannmannskapene til TV 2.
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