United Blood Nation

United Blood Nation
FoundedJuly 16, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-07-16)[1][2]
FoundersOmar Portee and Leonard McKenzie[3]
Founding locationRikers Island, New York City, New York, United States[4][3]
Years active1993–present[3]
TerritoryEast Coast, Mid Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.[3]
EthnicityPredominantly African American[3]
Membership (est.)7,000[3]
ActivitiesDrug trafficking, prostitution, robbery, extortion and counterfeiting[5]
AlliesBloods[2]
Lucchese crime family[6]
RivalsCrips[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]

  1. ^ Wootson, Cleve R. Jr. (30 October 2014). "Final member of local Blood gang sentenced to federal prison". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e United Blood Nation history, terminology, background WSOC-TV (May 18, 2017)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Nine Trey gang members sentenced to prison". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ^ Who are the Nine Trey Gangsters? Henry Culvyhouse, The Daily Times (May 18, 2016)
  6. ^ A Mafia-Bloods Alliance Suzanne Smalley, Newsweek (December 20, 2007)
  7. ^ "fido.nrk.no" (PDF).