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The Detroit Police Department asked for federal agencies to become involved in taking down YBI in 1980, but the idea of being a gang member remained in many young peoples' minds. The public also developed a general distrust and overall hysteria over the threat of gangs in the city.
From corrupt narcotics cop Henry Marzett to the infamous Young Boys Inc, White Boy Rick, and the Best Friends Murder for Hire crew: see the Kingpins and Killers that called Detroit home and...
“YBI was the first real iconic criminal organization to emerge out of the city since the old Purple Gang of the Prohibition era,” Taylor said. “They crafted the mold for all who came after them in the game. They were the model of how a well-run, large-scale narcotics gang operated.
Young Boys Incorporated, also known as Y.B.I., was a major drug organization in Detroit, Michigan, who were among the first African American drug cartels to operate on inner-city street corners.
1 Μαΐ 2018 · We came across this newly posted segment from the film, which provides a glimpse into crime history in the Detroit and the start of big drug gangs. Watch the full documentary at YouTube.
1 Σεπ 2013 · YBI, as the group became known, completely changed the drug game in Detroit. The organization was a pioneer in underworld marketing and sales strategy, and in just five years it would erupt as a notorious part of the city’s historical fabric while becoming its most financially successful narcotics ganger ever.
In the second wave of indictments, in 1987, 26 affilliates were indicted, notably, attorney W. Otis Culpepper who was locally known in the city of Detroit for defending drug-ring figures and murder defendants. Cuplepper' tax violations that officials say are linked to the Young Boys Inc. drug ring.