I think in new orleans the big time drug dealers and crews often belong to family based gangs rather than street gangs.
The UBN are pretty deep in north carolina i found this article.
Gang possibly targeting Wilmington police, says FBI
Brandon Devone Smith
By Adam Wagner
Adam.Wagner@StarNewsOnline.com
Published: Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 8:11 p.m.
Adam.Wagner@StarNewsOnline.com
Members of one Wilmington gang are "committed to engage in shootings," possibly focusing on law enforcement, after the shooting death of Brandon Devone Smith, according to an FBI memo sent to the state's police chiefs.
Smith was shot to death Oct. 13 by two New Hanover County Sheriff's Office deputies and an ATF agent three days after allegedly firing on Michael Spencer, a member of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and sheriff's office detective, in Creekwood.
Spencer is recovering after being shot in the left leg. A Wilmington Police Department detective who was with Spencer when he was shot and who returned fire on Smith is still on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.
Last week, an N.C. State Bureau of Investigation determined officers were justified in firing on Smith during the Oct. 13 incident.
Shortly after Smith was killed, New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon said gang members had shown "a blatant disregard for authority and for life" during a recent wave of gun violence.
Smith was a validated member of the United Blood Nation gang and the threatened violence would be retaliation for his death, according to the FBI memo dated Oct. 22.
"Low ranking UBN foot soldiers committed to engage in shooting in the City of Wilmington for the next 52 days in retaliation for Smith's death," the memo said.
The period would be 52 days because of its importance to a branch of local Bloods, the 5 Deuce Brims, the memo said. Friday marks the 26th day since Smith's killing in the woods bordering a Wrightsboro neighborhood.
According to a Wilmington Police Department document, gang members have in the past followed officers and conducted surveillance on them after they left their command posts or the courthouse.
"It is standard practice for the FBI to share information with our law enforcement partners. In this case, the report was sent directly to law enforcement agencies to provide situational awareness," said Shelley Lynch, an FBI spokeswoman, in a statement. Lynch added she could not add more details because the memo was marked law enforcement sensitive.
The sheriff's office refused to comment on the memo.
Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous was unavailable for comment Thursday.
