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Several Mongols MC Members Arrested in Palm Spring

Police were again on high alert in Palm Springs the past weekend as the Mongols Motorcycle Club rolled into town for their annual visit. Several members got arrested, and a few dozen citations were issued on the side.
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It’s been the fourth year the Mongols MC have stayed at the Palm Springs Hilton hotel and police forces got beefed up again, with multiple patrols being dispatched around the establishment and throughout the city. Although the riders have been generally peaceful, the lawmen made “several warrant arrests and issued a few dozen citations” for misdemeanors and felonies.

No specific details nor the identity of the arrested members have been revealed, but Lt. Mike Kovaleff indicated the MC’s visit ended without major incidents. The hotel owners also confirmed earlier on that the members of the group were respectful towards the staff, revealing that they generally sit by the pool and have a good time.

It’s not the first time Mongols MC’s riders get arrested there, as several others were detained on weapon-related charges in past visits to Palm Springs. The club has 50 chapters in California, 14 in other states and 18 in different countries. Originally formed in Montebello, California, in 1969, the “one-percenter” motorcycle club is known to have had confrontations with the law enforcement concerning illegal drug trade, money laundering, and extortion among others. It is estimated that the group has around 1000 to 1500 full-patched members.

However, the last weekend arrests are nothing compared to last year’s Texas motorcycle gang shootout, when 192 got arrested on organized crime charges and around 100 weapons got confiscated. The members of the Cossacks and Bandidos motorcycle gangs fought each other at the Twin Peaks Bar and Grill in Waco as one group ambushed the other during a recruitment event.
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