7 arrested in a move on Bloods street gang

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, January, 2008 | by George Anastasia Inquirer Staff Writer

NEWARK, N.J. - They sold crack cocaine and heroin with street-corner brand names like "hot," "mortal kombat" and "child support" on the South Side of Newark. They had nicknames like Reckless, Murder, Genocide and Bleed. And they used fear, violence and intimidation to control and expand their market.

That was the picture of the "793 Set" painted yesterday by the FBI, which said it had dismantled the Bloods street gang after a two-year investigation. Flanked by nearly a dozen federal, state and local law enforcement officials, Weysan Dun, head of the FBI office here, announced the arrest of seven members of an organization that authorities say epitomizes the new face of organized crime in New Jersey. Three other suspects were being sought. The investigation was launched by...