Puro Tango Blast

Puro Tango Blast
Foundedlate 1980s
Founding locationTDCJ, Texas, U.S.
Years active1980's - Present
EthnicityHispanic
Membership17,000–19,000[1][2]
ActivitiesProstitution, Robberies, Drug trafficking, Agg. Assault, Flight to Avoid Prosecution, Unlawful Uses of Motor Vehicles, Unlawful Poss of Firearms.[3][4]
RivalsMexikanemi
Texas Syndicate
Barrio Azteca
Crips

Puro Tango Blast, or Tango Blast, is a term used to collectively describe various regionally based street and prison gangs of primarily Hispanic men from major Texas cities.[5][6]

  1. ^ Glass, Doug (April 29, 2011). "Over 14,000 strong, TDCJ's Tango Blast gang still creating major issues inside the walls". Backgate Website. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tango Blast". Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Gang members soar past 100,000 in Texas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Assessing the Threat of Human Trafficking in Texas" (PDF). Texas Department of Public Safety. April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "What you need to know about Tango Blast, Houston's most dangerous gang".
  6. ^ "DPS gang assessment includes Tango Blast, MS-13 as top threats".