the territorial drug trade (as narcotics was, and still is, a lucrative blackmarket business). The ongoing war also led to the enactment of anti-gang and anti-organized crime legislation by the federal government, consequentially leading to more severe penalties and harsher sentencing. The Rock Machine expanded into Ontario where they established three new chapters. In 2001, the organization aligned itself with the Bandidos. Satan's Choice – Once one of Ontario's strongest, most cohesive motorcycle gangs, Satan's Choice became part of the Hells Angels' during H-A's 2000–2001 larger expansion further into Ontario. Satan's Choice had branches in Keswick, Kitchener, Oshawa, Sudbury, Simcoe County, Thunder Bay and Toronto — but nothing outside the province at that time. Para Dice Riders – Another group that was once amongst Ontario's strongest biker gangs. Its membership was initially limited to the Toronto, Ontario area, until the group was absorbed by the Hells Angels in 2001, when the H-A moved into Ontario. Last Chance – A small Ontario-based biker gang that agreed to switch over and join up with the Hells Angels when they, the world's most powerful biker gang decided to move into the province (Ontario). Lobos – Originally from and concentrated around the Windsor, Ontario area, the Lobos motorcycle gang decided to take up with the Hells Angels on its offer of merge with them in 2001. Loners – The Loners Motorcycle Club was founded in Woodbridge, Ontario in 1979, having a handful of chapters, which included a now-defunct chapter in southwestern Ontario. The Loners have at least sixteen (16) chapters in Canada, ten (10) chapters in Italy, nine 9) in the United States and several chapters in other countries across the world. The club was established by two well-known Italian-Canadian bikers, Frank Lenti and Gennaro Raso. As part of its Ontario expansion, the Hells Angels tried to persuade the St. Thomas, Ontario Loners chapter to merge with them. In Ontario, its highest media profile in recent years was in the infamous legal battle (by the Toronto chapter) involving animal rights and personal property. This 2001 legal court battle was so that the Loners could fight to keep their official mascot (Woody the Lion) on their property, which was located just north of Toronto. Sadly, the Loners lost against the law, and their beloved neutered, declawed lion named Woody, was forcefully removed and placed into an animal sanctuary outside of Toronto. The Lion, nicknamed "Woody"