The Mounties issued a tweet today advising motorists they will be conducting road safety checkpoints in the Wilmot, N.S., area.

RCMP Insp. Robert Doyle says it's clear the gangs want to gain a foothold in the capital district and he says police are determined to ensure that doesn't occur.

A man police identify as a member of the Hells Angels, 35-year-old David James Bishop, is in custody and is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court on Wednesday