Jersey Lawmen Clamp Down On The Bloods Street Gang

State and Federal lawmen have arrested 21 members of the violent Bloods street gang in two separate operations.

Thirteen members of the Nine Tre set of the Bloods were collared in Newark on a variety of drug and weapons charges.

Bill McMahon, Special Agent in charge of the A-T-F in North Jersey says the suspects were armed to the teeth - carrying all sorts of weapons including "semi-automatic handguns - your 40 calibers, your 9 millimeters, your 357's, and they also had assault-type weapons, the AK-47 style weapon."

He says they also confiscated "a fully automatic AK-47, which you don't see a lot- this is actually a military grade weapon- one pull of a trigger will empty a clip of 30 or 40 rounds in a matter of seconds…they are devastating guns, damaging, damaging weapons.

The State Police teamed up with authorities in Passaic County to nab 8 members of the Sex, Money, Murder set of the Bloods. Their base of operation was Paterson, in a section of the city known as "Murderville". They're facing murder, assault, drug distribution and weapons possession charges.

About the Bloods from Gansta411.com

Bloods refer to the United Blood Nation, which in New York City jails encompasses the these Blood sets: Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods (NTG); Miller Gnagsta Bloods (MGB); Young Bloods; Valentine Bloods (VB); Mad Dog Bloods(MDB); One Eight Trey Bloods (183); Mad Stone Bloods (MSB); Gangsta Killer Bloods (GKB); Five Nine Brims(5-9 Brims); Sex Money Murder Bloods; Blood Stone Villains (BSV). Current intelligence shows the Mad Dog Bloods set is dismantled.

Bloods can be identified by their tattoos; two burned dots over a single burned dot. This represents a dog’s paw—Bloods refer to themselves as “dogs.” Additionally, Bloods were colors of red, or clothing identified with the basketball team the Chicago Bulls.

Besides their tattoos and clothing, the Bloods display signs and speak in codes. One such sign is to curl the thumb and index finger until the meet to from a circle. The three remaining finger are extended straight-out. This hand is then placed against the stomach area, palm of the hand face down with thumb and index finger touching the stomach (solar plexus area). Next, the hand is moved in a circular motion, turning the palm of the hand face up, touching the pinkie finger and the wrist to the mid-sto mach area.

As this process is completed, a Blood will say “031,” which translates to “I have love four you, Blood.” The Bloods change their codes on a regular basis, and generally revert from new codes to old. Some codes are changed in their entirety. The current listing of Bloods codes is 16 pages in length. B.L.O.O.D (Blood Love Overcomes Our Depressions

The Bloods organizational structure is:

* 101 First Superior (this is the leader). His function is to oversee the set. This individual acts as the disciplinary officer.
* 102 Second Superior Functions to assist and advise the First Superior and carry out the First superior’s duties in his absence.
* 103 Minister of Defense Functions to provide strategies and information to the First Superior for the operations of the set.
* 104 Minister of Information Provides information concerning the set and its enemies.
* 105 Head of Security Provides weapons and discipline to all members of the set.
* 106 Commanding Officer Dictates orders as specified by the Superior.
* 107 Captain Disseminates orders amongst the Lieutenants.
* 108 Head Lieutenant Assists and advises the Captain, and carries out the Captain’s duties in his absence.
* 109 Lieutenant Ensures the principal soldiers carry out orders as issued by the Captain.
* 110 Principal Soldier Complies with orders from Lieutenants, and to keep banging (fighting the enemy) at all times.

In general, every Bloods’ function is to keep banging at all times. No Blood is better than the next. Each Blood is a soldier, putting in work (fighting), maintaining the superiority of all Bloods over their enemies.

Each set follow this structure, with an individual identified for each position. Because there are many different sets, the Blood leadership in the streets of New York is not strong. Different boroughs or areas are under different sets. In the jails, l eadership is strong, however individuals do attempt to form new sets so that they can assume leadership. This is however, frowned upon by the existing sets.

The Bloods concepts of war are:

* Always listen before you talk, look before you walk, and observe before you stalk.
* In war, you must follow the commands of the higher rank, who is designated such because they are more, if not, better informed than you.
* Never make important decisions while angry, because an intemperate nature can cause one to run into a brick wall. Allow time to rationalize.
* What is pain to a warrior is but a privilege, pain, and handling pain are measures of a warrior, for to know victory is to know defeat.
* The injuries that you inflict upon the enemy should be considered such a vicious act of terrorism ,that the damage inflicted causes the enemy to never consider revenge.
* Never allow the enemy to live in your midst, because one day he may rise up to repay you for the mistake.
* One must be a fox to recognize a trap, and a lion to fight and intimidate the enemy.
* The best defense is often times a good offense.
* There is no greater sin in war than ignorance.
* War has no room for diplomacy, war is outright vicious.
* Beware those around you who shout out the most, yet find time to talk during conflict. These individuals will reason with enemy.
* In war, strive for rendering the enemy harmless, disrupting the enemy’s alliances, and attacking before you are attacked.
* Silence and observation are major weapons in defense.
* During war, or peace, never allow you priorities to be misguided.

Bloods have a view of themselves as gangster, and as such, many have taken gang names (AKAs) of organized crime embers; Capone, Nitti, Baby Face Nel, Gambion, Scar Face.

Bloods use the letters “OG” when writing. OG is short for “original gangster.”

The weapon of choice for this gang are razors, which the Bloods have proven to be experts at using. In the streets of New York, Bloods carry razor blades in their pockets, and in the jails, they have mastered the technique of carrying razors in their anus or mouth

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