Manitoba Hells Angels chapter president Dale Donovan

Three full-patch Hells Angels members -- including Manitoba chapter president Dale Donovan -- were among those arrested and charged with drug, weapon and gang offences.
Three other Manitoba men were also charged with conspiracy to murder after a plot to kill a drug rival was exposed during the year-long sting.
Search warrants obtained last month by the Free Press disclosed the inner-working of a major gang and drug distribution network across Manitoba and western Canada.
They also give a rare inside look at the highly-organized structure of a criminal enterprise, the competition that exists and the violence that often results.Manitoba government has authorized a direct indictment in a major undercover drug and gang investigation that utilized the services of an undercover agent. Today’s decision means the 17 people arrested in December as part of Project Drill will go directly to trial without having the benefit of a preliminary hearing.No dates have been set.
Lawyers for the accused will only get one crack at testing the evidence and grilling career criminal Scotty (Taz)Robertson, who was paid $650,000 to broker a series of drug and weapons deals that were caught on audio and video surveillance beginning in late 2006.