Suspected Hells Angel Stopped With Gun in Vancouver Airport

A man believed to be a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has been arrested and charged after he tried to board a plane with a loaded gun.

The man was stopped by Vancouver International Airport screeners on Friday after screening devices showed what appeared to be a handgun in his carry-on luggage. RCMP found a fully loaded, semiautomatic handgun in the bag.

Also found in the bag were Hells Angels T-shirts and Hells Angels colours identifying the wearer as the sergeant-of-arms of the White Rock chapter of the motorcycle club. Police said the man was on his way to Edmonton.

Villy Roy Lynnerup, 41, of Langley, B.C., faces three weapons charges.

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