Violent motorcycle gangs from Eastern Europe may be targetting Scotland, expert cop warns - The Daily Record: "VIOLENT motorcycle gangs from eastern Europe are heading to Scotland in a bid to seize control of the drugs trade.
Police have warned that Hells Angels and rival gangs such as the Bandidos and Outlaws plan to bring their brand of terror to Scotland.
Bike gangs from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Greece and the Czech Republic believe Scot land is an 'untapped market'.
Yesterday, Detective Sergeant David Wilson - Scottish liaison to the Europeal police agency Europol - warned: 'They are the Mafia in leather jackets.
'They a real worldwide network that can supply drugs and firearms.
'The gangs are involved in prostitution and extortion and they will control a town.'
Wilson, based at Europol HQ in The Hague, revealed: 'There is probably about 500 of these gangs in Europe.
'They have not hit the UK or Scotland - but it is probably only a matter of time before they do.'
The team at Europol gave the Record unprecedented access to their headquarters in the Hague, Holland, to witness firsthand their war on the underworld.
One of their main tasks is identifying the criminal threats of the future - and biker gangs are one of their key concerns.
Europol director general Rob Wainwright said: 'These gangs are certainly responsible for a large amount of criminal activity and in some cases a very serious criminal activity, including drug trafficking."

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