United Blood Nation
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The United Blood Nation (UBN) also known as the East Coast Bloods, is a large Bloods confederation that was originally formed on Rikers Island in 1993 by Leonard Mackenzie (Deadeye), Omar Portee (O.G. Mack) and others for the purpose of the protection of African-American inmates from the more prevalent Hispanic gangs such as the Latin Kings and Neta.
UBN emulated the Bloods street gangs in Los Angeles, but it does not appear that the two groups are connected beyond a loose cultural affiliation. There were eight original sub sets of the UBN formed, they were the:
Mad Stone Villains (MSV)
Valentine Bloods (VB)
9-TeK (formally (Nine Trey Gangstas) (NTG))
G-Shyne (formally Gangster Killer Bloods (GKB))
5-9 Brims
One Eight Trey (183)Bloods
Hit Squad Brims (HSB)
Blood Stone Villains (BSV)
Sex Money Murder (SMM)
[edit] Migration
Many sets originated in the West Coast have migrated to the East Coast, one being West Side M.O.B. PIRU which is currently gaining popularity in New Jersey as well as other states.
By the mid 1990s, thousands of members of Bloods street gangs were establishing themselves as a force among gangs and were continuing steady recruitment. Intelligence reports from 2005 estimate UBN membership at 5,000 in New York City and 7,000 nationwide.[1] Members are regarded as having a propensity for violence and have engaged in illicit drug distribution, homicide, robbery, extortion, and automobile theft.[2]
