Founded | 1965 |
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Founders | Michel Langlois, Roger Calve, Yvon Bilodeau, Giles Charette and others[1] |
Founding location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Years active | 1965-1977 |
Territory | Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Drummondville, Quebec City, Rive-Sud, Gatineau, Sherbrooke, Sorel-Tracy, Laval and Trois Rivieres |
Ethnicity | predominantly French-Canadians |
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Activities | Drug trafficking, prostitution, extortion, theft, contract killing, assault, and murder |
Allies | Dubois Brothers Hells Angels Rizzuto crime family Grim Reapers Gitans MC[2] 13th Tribe MC[3] |
Rivals | Outlaws Satan's Choice Devil's Disciples |
The Popeye Moto Club, also referred to as the Popeye(s) MC, and often shortened to simply The Popeyes[4] was a French-Canadian outlaw motorcycle club[5] and criminal organization based across the province of Quebec.[5] At the group's peak, they were believed to be the largest club in Montreal and the second-largest outlaw motorcycle club in Canada, behind Satan's Choice. They were also the largest of the French-speaking clubs in the country.[6]