Ontario’s biker enforcement unit laid more charges and seized more items last year than the previous two years combined, new statistics show.

The Ontario Provincial Police-led unit laid 271 charges last year, up from 202 the previous year and significantly higher than 28 in 2022, according to the OPP’s recently released annual report for 2024.

The joint forces unit, which is made up of officers from nearly 21 police forces and law enforcement agencies provincewide, made 270 seizures last year, up from 168 the previous year and 74 in 2022.

The head of the biker enforcement unit warned that outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMGs) pose a threat to community safety and clashes between rival groups often result in violence.

“We regularly investigate violent incidents that occur as a result of gang r

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