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Abbreviation | CMC |
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Founded | 23 August 2003 |
Founded at | Pritzwalk, Germany |
Type | Outlaw motorcycle club |
Purpose | Support club for the Bandidos |
Region | Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine, UAE |
The Chicanos Motorcycle Club is an international outlaw motorcycle club that was founded in Pritzwalk, Germany on 23 August 2003.[1] The Chicanos are a support club (called puppet clubs by law enforcement[2]) for the Bandidos.
The Chicanos' colors are red and gold. Like all Bandidos support clubs, the lettering on the patch is gold on red, contrasting the Bandidos' red on gold. The club insignia consists of two crossed sabres. Following its founding in Germany in 2003, the club subsequently opened chapters in the Netherlands,[3] Norway,[4] Russia,[5] Serbia, Sweden,[6] Ukraine[7] and the United Arab Emirates.[8]
Puppet Clubs. In addition to the Big 5 and the Independent clubs there are also "puppet" clubs that do the bidding of the larger clubs, act as potential recruiting sources, serve as cannon fodder in the wars between clubs, and give a portion of their illegal gains to the larger club. The Red Devils MC is well known as a puppet club for the HAMC as are the Black Pistons MC as a puppet club for the Outlaws. The Outlaw Nation and the Bandido Nation list their puppet clubs on their national websites.