| Founded | July 16, 1993[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Founders | Omar Portee and Leonard McKenzie[3] |
| Founding location | Rikers Island, New York City, New York, United States[4][3] |
| Years active | 1993–present[3] |
| Territory | East Coast, Mid Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.[3] |
| Ethnicity | Predominantly African American[3] |
| Membership (est.) | 7,000[3] |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, prostitution, robbery, extortion and counterfeiting[5] |
| Allies | Bloods[2] Lucchese crime family[6] |
| Rivals | Crips[2] Latin Kings[2] Ñetas[3] |
The United Blood Nation, also known as the East Coast Bloods,[4] is a street and prison gang active primarily in the New York metropolitan area.[3] It is the east coast faction of the California-based Bloods street gang.[2] Their main source of income is the trafficking and sale of illegal drugs.[3][7]
- ^ Wootson, Cleve R. Jr. (30 October 2014). "Final member of local Blood gang sentenced to federal prison". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e United Blood Nation history, terminology, background WSOC-TV (May 18, 2017)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i unsigned, undated. Sampson County Sheriff's Office, "Gang Profile - United Blood Nation". Accessed 17 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Nine Trey gang members sentenced to prison". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Who are the Nine Trey Gangsters? Henry Culvyhouse, The Daily Times (May 18, 2016)
- ^ A Mafia-Bloods Alliance Suzanne Smalley, Newsweek (December 20, 2007)
- ^ "fido.nrk.no" (PDF).
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