Inside violent 'woke' gang that defeated 'whites-only' Hells Angels in bloody brawl

EXCLUSIVE: The United Nations gang do 'all sorts of bad things', but they can never be racist and discriminative said leading authority of organised crime, Peter Edwards

13:25, 18 Mar 2023Updated 11:36, 20 Mar 2023

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All inclusive United Nations gang took down racist Hells Angels (Image: alchetron.com)

Gangland is changing. The days of racially pure crime groups are over, being replaced with more inclusive, woke organisations.

One group in particular is leading the charge in the new era of liberal gangsters, says Peter Edwards, the best selling crime author and creator of Netflixs Bad Blood.

Peter, 67, explained: There's a gang in Canada called the United Nations, it's because they have everybody.

The organised crime reporter at the Toronto Star gave the Daily Star a sneak peek into the gang life of the United Nations (UN).

The UN grew out of Vancouver, Canada, in 1997 but are now multi-ethnic and international with close ties to Mexican drug cartels.

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Peter Edwards is one of the world's leading organised crime reporters

They're made up from a diverse pool of people consisting of primarily Canadians of European, East Asian, First Nations, and Iranian backgrounds.

The gang smuggled highly sought after British Columbia marijuana into the States, along with Cocaine and ecstasy.

Peter said: Its name can be interpreted as a dig at the Hells Angels, who for years were lily white.

The United Nations wanted to attract non-white members in opposition of the racist Hells Angels biker group, who were the dominant gang in British Columbia.

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The Hell's Angels were 'lily white' for years (Image: AFP/Getty Images)

The two gangs got into a bloody brawl in 2000 at a bar in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

A mob of Hells Angels and their supporters rocked up to Animals nightclub, which they perceived as theirs.

They started to bully a group of Asian patrons at the club, who just so happened to be United Nations members.

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The 70 UN members took down the HA with ease (Image: AAP/Press Association Images)

A huge violent brawl broke out, recalled ex-UN member James Coulter in a 2009 interview with crime reporter, Kim Bolan, at the Vancouver Sun.

James said: "I'll never forget. There was a big fight inside.

There were fights everywhere. That was one of the biggest fights I'd ever been in.

A group of 70 United Nations members fought in retaliation and expelled 30 Hells Angels from the club.

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Number one rule of the UN gang: Don't be racist (Image: alchetron.com)

Even the Hells Angels are getting more diverse nowadays, Peter said, but are nothing like the United Nations.

Peter said that the UN had a specific set of rules members had to follow.

The crime expert explained: You can't be racist in it. I was talking to a guy who was from the United Nations and they do all sorts of bad things, but they don't call each other racist names.

It's not just out of niceness. It's just practical. If you make a racist slur against the guy who's killed 10 people, then you're probably in trouble.

You can't stay racist and stay competitive.

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The UN is global and get in touch with eachother via encrypted internet service (Image: alchetron.com)

The gang's founder, Clayton Roueche, 47, who is currently serving 30 years in prison, said he developed an "Asian fetish" after spending so much time in Vietnamtown in Abbotsford.

All gangsters are expected to have the words of the Japanese Samurai, "honour, loyalty, respect" tattooed on themselves in Chinese characters.

They are also all trained in Thai kickboxing and Japanese jujitsu.

Members stay connected across the globe by way of encrypted messages on the Internet.

Peter explained: People [often] don't meet, it also means it opens things up for more diversity. It's more woke. It's harder to be racist on the Internet."

The internet hasnt just made global drug trafficking easier, Peter explained that its reduced the barriers of entry to be a criminal.

He said: If you're adept on the Internet and you can afford a couple flights to the Mayan Riviera, you can get your own drug supply.

There's one criminal that I've been covering his bail hearing stuff. He's in a wheelchair and he can still do it.

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