The seven lives of Frank Hanebuth: The Expendables boss escapes the cliff again

Rock boss. Biker boxer. Hanover Giant. Steintorkönig. A true supporter and expander of the Expendables. Frank Hanebuth, the 59-year-old European leader of the world’s most famous motorcycle gang (Hells Angels), was recently acquitted of the crimes charged against him by the Spanish justice system and That’s why he went to prison in 2013After the macro police raid in Mallorca.

Frank Hanebuth, president of the Hells Angels in Hanover and Mallorca, was acquitted of all the crimes charged against him by the National Court: criminal organization, drug trafficking, money laundering and pimping. Judges evaluate He said there was no evidence that he had frightened anyone. Nor can it be said that he did not settle permanently in Spain for the purpose of creating a faction of his gang in Mallorca, which he would direct and manage “as a base for the continuation of criminal activities allegedly being investigated in Germany”. draws attention to the sentence.

A result that is not unexpected because it is strange. At least by Hanebuth himself. He appeared before Madrid’s National Court last January, where he appeared smiling and upbeat alongside his fellow Hells Angels indictees. He looked free. He felt (or knew) that the Spanish justice system did not have enough elements to send him to prison. Or at least not for long. The constant of your life.

Carpenter and pimp

Frank Hanebuth was born in 1964 in Lagenhagen, north of the city of Hanover. As the son of a vocational training center director and a secretary, he soon moved away from academic life. He started working as a carpenter in Hanover, but soon changed radically and started working at nights. First as a doorman (aided by his dashing physique and boxing knowledge) and then as a pimp in Hanover’s red-light district, Steintorviertel.

The 90s ended and the brothel district became the scene of a bloody war Between Albanian, Turkish, Kurdish and Russian criminal gangs to gain control of prostitution. And in Germany, they say, it was the arrival of a biker gang that ended hostilities and “pacified” the region. Hanebuth had founded the German chapter of the Expendables (an American motorcycle gang with branches all over the world), gained power, and won the pimp war.

But at what price? In 2000, Hanebuth was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for seriously injuring a member of a rival gang. An issue he resolved by paying 26,000 German marks, An amount equivalent to just over 13,000 euros. Hanebuth thus solved his first major problem of justice.

Steintorkönig

But Hanebuth’s men “revived” Hanover’s aging red-light district. Numerous nightlife venues (especially discos, brothels and strip bars) opened. Hanebuth became known as Steintorkönig (“King of the Stone Gate” is the translation of the name of the neighborhood Steintorviertel). Being a rock band with German members allowed it to perform with the approval of the local community.

However, according to German magazine Taz, the representation of Hanebuth also had an impact. Gotz von FrombergA well-known German lawyer with many connections in the entertainment world. He organized parties attended by important figures of German society, such as politicians, actors or the singer of the Scorpions band. This brought him into contact with the region’s elite.

However, on 24 May 2012, officers from the Lower Saxony state criminal police searched Hanebuth’s property in Wedemark as part of a raid. In April 2013, almost a year after his home was searched, the Kiel prosecutor’s office canceled the investigation into contract killings allegedly ordered by Hanebuth. Due to insufficient evidence. Once again, Hanebuth has escaped a major impasse cleanly.

Arriving in Mallorca

By then Hanebuth had already settled in Mallorca. It came in 2012 and that’s when it was President of the local Hells Angels chapter. He arrived accompanied by scores of cyclists, bought a mansion in Lloret de Vistalegre worth over two million euros, and set his sights on Playa de Palma. And there, just as he did in Hannover, he trained the biker group under the same conditions as in Germany.

an existence tattooed biker boxer, 2 meters tall and weighing 140 kilosDisplaying a very high standard of living and whose men are dedicated to buying out the nightlife venues in Playa de Palma. The National Police and Civil Guard began their investigation in July 2013, which resulted in the arrest of 25 motorcycle gang members, including Hanebuth.

The name of that police coup “Operation Casablanca”. They were accused of membership in a criminal organization, crimes against public health, extortion, threat and coercion, money laundering, prostitution, concealment and fraud. Things seized during searches various firearms, explosive guns, various cutting weapons, one electric bumper, ten cars, four luxury motorcycles, boats, about 50,000 euros, lots of jewelry and various amounts cocaine, marijuana and anabolics.

Hanebuth spent time in several Spanish prisons (Madrid or Puerto de Santa María) and remained there for two years; During this time, he did not stop supervising the activities of his friends outside the prison. He was released on charges in 2015 and returned to his hometown Hanover. There they welcomed him with the honor of the head of state. He was greeted by a delegation of bikers riding in a white Hummer limousine and Harley-Davidsons and escorted him to Zanzibar Bar, his city’s base of operations. He got married in Hanover in 2017, which was the biggest wedding in a long time.

last hurdle

Hanebuth continued to develop his activities as a public figure and carry out humanitarian actions in African countries; It advertises this on its own networks to boost its so-called charitable image. But he still had scores to settle with the Spanish justice system. According to the prosecutor’s briefing, Hanebuth aimed to create a red light district in Palma in the image and likeness of Hannover. He was accused of leading a criminal gang and forcing women into prostitution, among other charges.

His entry into the Madrid judicial authorities last January attracted the full attention of the Spanish and German media. Hanebuth, with his imposing body and long gray coat, denied all the accusations and He confirmed his innocence with a smile on his face. Now, against all odds, the Spanish justice system has acquitted him of the charges. They were unable to prove any of the accusations, and Hanebuth, with his cool smile, celebrated once again saving a new person from Germany. match ball.