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Gang Wars: Hells Angels vs. BS Motorcycle Club
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When the black market on Pusher Street grew large enough, it attracted exactly the kind of organizations willing to fight over it. From 1983 to 1986, the Hells Angels and the BS Motorcycle Club waged a gang war across Pusher Street, with killings carried out in broad daylight. The Hells Angels ultimately won, grinding the BS Motorcycle Club down through relentless targeted attacks until it disbanded entirely. As recently as 2021, 2022, and 2023, there were fatal shootings and stabbings inside Christiania. For residents who believed in neither the police nor government intervention, this presented an impossible dilemma: they were caught between their principles and the violence unfolding in their streets. Josh notes that Copenhagen's police, understandably, were perpetually frustrated by a situation they were never fully allowed to solve.
By 2004, reportedly up to 25% of Christiania's population was economically dependent on the drug trade centered on Pusher Street.
Copenhagen police estimated in 2016 that the drug trade on Pusher Street was worth approximately $100 million USD (1 billion kroner) per year, making it the world's biggest hash market.
