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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.
2 Ιουν 2015 · Following Wonderful Wayne’s high-profile homicide – an audacious killing that was just shortly preceded by the brazen murder of a Detroit narcotics officer by YBI member Carey Goins a few months prior –, the government turned the heat up on the gang and pushed its investigation into overdrive.
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.
Gang members, at his best, raided and destroyed YBI drug houses, telling YBI dealers they could either “Pony down or pack up and leave town.” This meant they could join up with the new crew of drug bandits and turn their backs on YBI or get out of the business all-together.
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.
Gangs preceding YBI. Prior to Young Boys Incorporated (YBI), the gangs of Detroit primarily followed a structure and mentality of other types of organized crime. The Italian Mafia was a model used by many gangs and drug traffickers in Detroit and across the nation.
