THE BUREAU of Immigration has barred an Australian who is allegedly a member of an international motorcycle gang that is linked to various organized crimes, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Authorities stopped Australian Daniel Anthony Stalley, 37, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 on Nov. 25 upon his arrival from Kuala Lumpur, said Grifton SP. Medina, Port Operations Division chief.

Australian authorities alerted the bureau about Mr. Stalley’s arrival, Mr. Medina said. “This prompted our offices to immediately exclude him and book him on the first available flight to his port of origin.”

Mr. Stalley is a member of Hells Angels gang, which is linked to organized crimes and violent activities in several countries, the bureau said. He made headlines in Thailand in 2016 for assaulting two Thais and his entry would pose a risk to public safety, the bureau said.

The gang’s activities include drug trafficking, prostitution, armed robbery, arms trafficking, fencing and murder for hire, it added.

The Immigration bureau said numerous police and international intelligence agencies have classified the gang as one of the “big four” motorcycles gangs with the Pagans, Outlaws and Bandidos, notorious for carrying out widespread violence and organized crime activities.

Last May, Hells Angels was banned in the Netherlands, the first country to impose the ban on the club.

The bureau said the gang from Australia is said to have about 250 members and 14 chapters. It is also one of 35 outlawed motorcycle clubs in the country. — Vann Marlo Villegas

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