3 charged in connection with outlaw motorcycle gang activity in Cape Breton

Three men that Cape Breton Regional Police say are connected to the Black Pistons and the Outlaws motorcycle gangsare facing numerous charges after officers searched two homes and a motorcycle clubhouse in Glace Bay on Friday.

Inside two homes on Phalen Roadpolice said they found more than $120,000 worth of drugs including 600 grams of pure cocaine, cannabis resin also called shatter, Ritalin andhash. Officers also seized $12,000 worth of cash.

Officers alsofound vests associatedwith the Black Pistons, according to a news release issued Monday.Two men were arrested during the first two searches.

Cape Breton police then searched an address on McKeen Street identified as the home of the Black Pistons and Outlaws motorcycle clubs, where they arrested two more men on weapons charges and violations of the Liquor Control Act. The Black Pistons and Outlaws clothing they were wearing was also seized, according to police.

In total four men were arrested, but police said only three were members associated with the Black Pistons and Outlaws motorcycle gangs.

Colton Ben Kiley, 31, of Glace Bay is charged with trafficking in cocaine and Ritalin and possession of property obtained by crime.

David Kyri King, 46, of Glace Bay, is charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and the illegal sale of alcohol under the Liquor Control Act. Andrew Jim Roberts, 36, of Glace Bay is charged with numerous breaches of court-ordered conditions.

A fourth person not associated to the motorcycle clubs also faces drug charges. Joseph Gerard Sparrow, 62, of Glace Bay, is charged with trafficking in cocaine andRitalin and possession of property obtained by crime.

All four men will appear in court in September through to November.

The Cape Breton Regional Police are continuing their investigation.

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