| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Allan Sarkis |
| Founding location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 2007-2012 |
| Territory | Sydney |
| Ethnicity | Arabs (mostly Lebanese) Pacific Islanders and Punjabis |
| Membership (est.) | Unknown |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, arms dealing, extortion, prostitution, money laundering, drive-by shootings, armed robbery, murder, assault, kidnapping |
| Allies | Parra Boyz (Asesinoz MC)[1] |
| Rivals | Bandidos, Comancheros and Hells Angels |
Notorious is a former gang that was based in Sydney, Australia. They claimed to be an outlaw motorcycle club; however, not all members ride motorcycles. A large percentage of its membership consisted of petty criminals, with no real history of bikers among their ranks. Its emblem features a skull with a turban brandishing twin pistols and the words "Original Gangster" beneath it, along with the motto "Only the dead see the end of war".[2] Labeled as one of Australia's most dangerous gangs,[3] they had been feuding with larger and well-known motorcycle gangs including the Hells Angels and the Bandidos. It was thought that as of March 2012 the gang no longer existed as an organised structure after being dismantled by a police operation arresting key members[4] and with other members choosing to quit the gang life.[5] This served to reinforce claims by established MCs that Notorious wasn't a genuine club.
- ^ Bikie push to recruit teenagers as young as 13. | thetelegraph.com.au
- ^ Welch, Dylan (16 February 2009). "Religious divide drives bikie war". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Australia’s most dangerous bikie gangs
- ^ "Police dismantle Notorious bikie gang". news.com.au. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ Ralston, Nick; Davies, Lisa (23 April 2012). "Notoriety was main undoing of gang of pseudo-bikies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 April 2013.