Asian Boyz
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The Asian Boyz, also known as ABZ, AB-26, or ABZ Crips,[12] are a street gang based in Southern California. They were founded in the late 1980s to protect[13][14] Cambodian refugees from other American gangs.[15][16] According to the FBI, the gang has about 12,000 members, who are predominantly Southeast Asian and especially Cambodian.[12] Many Asian Boyz are also members of the U.S. military, some of whom use their position to traffic drugs.[14] According to the FBI's 2009 National Gang Threat Assessment, the Asian Boyz are active in 28 different cities in 14 different states across the U.S.[3]
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Founded | late 1980s[1] |
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Founding location | Long Beach, California, United States[2] |
Years active | late 1980s–present |
Territory | 14 U.S. states[3] |
Ethnicity | Cambodian American,[3][4] Laotian American, Vietnamese American,[4] Filipino American,[4] and Burmese/Karen Americans/Karenni people |
Activities | Drug trafficking, robbery, assault, burglary, theft, and homicide[3] |
Allies | Crips[5] Menace of Destruction[2] |
Rivals | Bloods[6] East Side Longos[7] Smiley Dragon[8] Tiny Rascal Gang[9] Crazy Brother Clan[10] Vietnamese Boyz[11] Wah Ching[1] |
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