Hangouts of Hells Angels raided; 57 arrests made

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Law enforcement agents raided Hells Angels motorcycle gang hangouts across the West on Wednesday and made at least 57 arrests after a two-year undercover investigation into drugs and guns.

Federal agents hit Hells Angels headquarters and clubhouses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Arizona, Washington state, Nevada and Alaska in pre-dawn raids.

Forty arrests were made by federal officials, and local police arrested another 17 in California on state charges. It was not immediately clear how many people were arrested on local charges in other states.

The investigation included law enforcement agents who offered to buy explosives from members of the motorcycle gang, Donald R. Kincaid, special agent in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office, said at a news conference.