UPDATE – Operation Manchester

Posted Dec 17, 2009 05:00:21 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A Cambridge man arrested during a crackdown on Hells Angels on Tuesday is facing 56 charges.

They include drug trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.

56-year-old Andre Watteel was one of seven people taken into custody as part of Operation Manchester.

Police also seized one home and three commercial properties, including one in Waterloo.

Nine police forces, including Waterloo Regional Police, were involved in the year-long investigation designed to put pressure on illegal biker gangs.

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