 Piru graffiti | |
| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sylvester Puddin Scott, Vincent Benson Owens |
| Founding location | Compton, California, United States |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Ethnicity | Primarily Black American |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, robbery, extortion and murder |
| Allies | Bloods[1] |
| Rivals | Crips[1] |
The Pirus are a subset of the larger Bloods gang alliance, an organized crime group in the United States.[2]
- ^ a b Bloods Street Gang Intelligence Report Virginia State Police (November 2008)
- ^ "Pirus". April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
The Pirus is an umbrella street gang alliance (under the larger alliance, Bloods)