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The Vagos MC is a motorcycle club founded after the Second World War. The gang originated in San Bernardino, California, in 1965. The Moto Club Vagos is also known as the Green Nation and operates partly in the United States and partly in Mexico. 🔥THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS🔥
Here are the different points you will discover in this article:
- The origin of the Vagos MC
- The club’s criminal activities
- The Vagos crests and colors
- The proud outlaw status that members display
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History of the Vagos
Like many other clubs of the time, the Vagos MC was founded by a group of men returning from the Second World War. They loved riding their motorcycles and decided to get together to form their own gang, with their own values and politics. The members of this group initially belonged to a club called the Psychos Motorcycle Club. After some internal conflicts, some of them decided to leave the club and create their own. And so the Vagos Club was born!
The club’s historic founding members were:
- Rudy, nicknamed “Puro” (president)
- Gil Carrasco (vice-president)
- Whitey (secretary-treasurer)
- Lucky (sergeant-at-arms)
- Freddy Ruiz
- Harley Hog
- John Estrada, nicknamed “Crazy”
- Alex Estrada nicknamed “Little”
These founding men of the Vagos MC were of Mexican descent, which led to the choice of green as the dominant color for the club. The word “Vagos” in Spanish means “vagabond”, “gypsy” or “person who travels”. Two other names were considered for the club: “Coffin Dodgers MC” and “Satan Saints MC”. In the end, the name Vagos MC was chosen, proposed by Puro after a vote by the entire original team. 🙌
The Club’s various historical Groups
The first groups outside the original gang were created around 15 years after the Vagos were founded. Here are their nicknames and the places where they were born:
- The first group was formed in San Bernardino, California. It was nicknamed the “Berdoo” gang. San Bernardino was an ideal place for the founding of clubs, where gangs such as the Hells Angels and the Diablos MC also sprang up.
- The second group was in Victorville, with members of the Cossacks MC.
- The third was in Los Angeles, formed by members of the Talons MC.
- Then came San Gorgonio Pass, started by former “Berdoo” members and friends.
- The fifth group was SGV (San Gabriel Valley), formed by members of Dirty Dozen MC, Highwaymen MC, Verdugos MC, Vendettas MC and Ghostmen MC.
- Another group was made up of former members of Sabres MC, Dirty Dozen MC and Highwaymen MC.
- The seventh grouping was Pomona Valley, with members of the Nacoda Breed MC (particularly violent).
- The final (historic) grouping was formed in Antelope Valley, where members were drawn mainly from the Brothers MC.
Today, the club has around 4,000 members in some 200 different locations around the world, notably in the USA. It is also present in Canada, in the city of Peterborough, Ontario. It is also represented in Europe, notably in Sweden and Australia. Mexico is the second country where the club has a strong presence, with 10 gangs spread across the country. 🌍
Most members of this biker gang are of Hispanic and Mexican origin, but all ethnicities are welcome (even today).
Vagos Moto Club identity
The Vagos MC crest depicts the figure of Loki, the Norse god of mischief, on a motorcycle. It was designed by a member of the Berdoo chapter while he was in prison. It’s the emblem worn with pride by all club members. This MC is also known for its motto “We give what we get”. 😎
One of MC Vagos’ abbreviations is the number “22”, which refers to the letter “V”, the 22nd letter of the alphabet. Another slogan is “VFFV”, which stands for “Vagos Forever, Forever Vagos”. This slogan is also very common in other motorcycle groups, such as the Bandidos with “BFFB” (Bandidos Forever, Forever Bandidos).
The Vagos Motorcycle Club is also called Green Nation because of the green color that represents it. All clothing, logos and accessories are proudly displayed in green. Members’ motorcycles are often black and green, as are their leather jackets and T-shirts. If you share the club’s values, get your own skull leather jacket too. Discover our selection by simply clicking on the image below.
Criminal charges against the Vagos MC
The members of this biker gang aren’t exactly choirboys, to say the least. Although the majority of members simply like to share their passion for motorcycles and have a good time with their mates, it’s impossible not to mention the numerous convictions of many members for criminal activities… Let’s take a closer look:
⇒ In 1974, 4 members of the Vagos Motorcycle Club were charged with the murder of Mexican student William Velten. They spent 17 months in prison before being released after the real murderer, Kerry Rodney, confessed to the crime.
⇒ In 1998, more than a dozen members of the Vagos MC were arrested on drug and arms trafficking charges. This arrest was made possible thanks to the infiltration of certain police officers who conducted a two-year investigation.
⇒ In 2000, the ex-wife of a police detective in Pomona, California, tried to hire a gang member to murder her ex-husband. The motorcycle club contacted the police and informed them of the situation.
⇒ In 2004, 26 biker club members were arrested. They were in possession of $125,000 in cash, weapons and drugs.
⇒ On March 29, 2006, as part of Operation “22 Green”, 25 members of the Vagos MC were arrested. The operation brought together local police and sheriff’s departments.
⇒ In December 2007, 6 members of the motorcycle club were arrested for burglary, theft, coercion and kidnapping in connection with crimes committed in August 2007. The crime involved a Vagos Motorcycle Club member who wanted to leave the club, so he was beaten, kidnapped and robbed.
⇒ On March 5, 2010, a member of Hemet’s gang task force returned to his unmarked police car parked outside a convenience store. He discovered that a pipe bomb was hidden under the car. The perpetrators were sentenced to several years in prison.
⇒ On March 17, 2010, police arrested 30 club members in connection with the attempted attacks on the Hemet Gang Task Force on December 31, 2009. The arrests also led to searches in Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, at 73 locations. Several weapons were discovered during the raids, as well as a methamphetamine lab. A $200,000 reward was offered by law enforcement for information about the attacks on the Hemet Gang task force.
⇒ On March 17, 2010, based on allegations that Vagos members had made homemade traps to maim and following the murder of Hemet police inspectors, law enforcement arrested more than 30 members of the Vagos club. These arrests were made possible by searches conducted in several states (Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California). 😵
More than 400 officers and 60 police departments took part in the operation. Police raided 73 communities in Southern California, seizing weapons and drugs. A methamphetamine lab was discovered. The police raids were carried out following several device-related incidents involving the club.
⇒ On February 23, 2010, a member of the group opened the security door outside the building. This action triggered the firing of a homemade pistol attached to the door, which almost hit the member’s head.
Outlaw status
Outlaw status is granted to groups whose activities go against what the law allows. They are also known as the “1%”. The term originated after the Hollister biker riots in 1947. In fact, the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) claimed that 99% of bikers were law-abiding citizens, and the rest were “bandits”. 🔫
Bikers often move from one club to another, or see their club absorbed by a larger one. Puro, the gang’s founder, was previously a member of Psychos MC and others joined clubs like El Diablo MC. Some gangs thought they could absorb Vagos MC and make it disappear. Unfortunately for them, the club was well structured and growing day by day in California. In 2014, the FBI announced that the Vagos Motorcycle Club was one of the leading outlaw motorcycle groups in Western America.
The Mafia on wheels?
Depicted by Vagos undercover Charles Falco as the “mafia on wheels”, the Vagos richly deserved their 1% patch. In 1987, the head of the South Bay chapter and the president of the Desert Hot Springs chapter, along with three others, were arrested. After their arrest, they pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamines. Forty kilos of cocaine and eight kilos of methamphetamines were seized in a 2011 operation. 😵
In addition to money laundering and arms trafficking, the Vagos are also known for their general violence, particularly with rival clubs. When the Vagos tried to expand their territory, tensions erupted between them and other gangs, notably the Hells Angels. In 2001, a bloody brawl broke out between the Vagos and the Angels in the Californian town of Costa Mesa. A few years later, in 2010, a dispute over the right to frequent the Santa Cruz Starbucks escalated.
A brawl outside the café sparked a shootout between the Vagos MC and the Hells Angels in Chino Valley. The shootout resulted in several arrests on both sides. The Vagos MC is the club into which the authorities have managed to infiltrate on several occasions. George Rowe, a street criminal, decided to infiltrate the gang after the disappearance of his friend who was in conflict with them. This infiltration took place as part of Operation 22 in 2003.
Vagos infiltration
Three years after George Rowe’s infiltration, 42 club members were arrested. Rowe provided evidence of several crimes to the authorities. Charles Falco, meanwhile, rose through the ranks to become the Victorville group’s number two. He provided extensive information to the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives). This information led to the arrest of 62 club members for crimes and assaults. Fun fact, both Rowe and Falco have written books about their experiences and appear as characters in the books. ✍️
However, the Vagos have their own weapon in their ongoing battle with the police. In 1990, they sued the police for defamation and received compensation totaling $2 million. They claim to have been victims of massive police abuse from the early 1980s until 2010. When the Vagos were accused of setting a series of homemade traps aimed at the police, they filed another lawsuit. They won a settlement that included a public statement and the return of goods seized the previous year.
Charles Falco was a major methamphetamine dealer in 2001, earning an average of $500,000 a year. When he was arrested by law enforcement, he struck a deal with the ATF to infiltrate outlaw motorcycle clubs. He first infiltrated the Vagos MC, where he became an “officer” (second in command) in the Victorville, California clan. He then joined the Mongols and finally the Outlaws, where he became vice-president in Petersburg, Virginia.
A 1% Club
Like all criminal groups, the Vagos don’t advertise their crimes and try as much as possible to conceal them. Their website presents them as a club rather than a dangerous gang. Their constant response to arrests is that not all their members commit crimes, just a few “bad apples”. So it seems that only 1% of members are outlaws. This is also true of the Devils Diciples. ⚖️
Things to remember:
The Vagos MC is a motorcycle club founded in 1965 in the United States. It has several groups around the world, mainly in Mexico. The main activities of this biker club are drug trafficking, arms dealing, prostitution and other criminal activities. These illicit activities have led to numerous arrests of club members… 🔥THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS🔥
