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“The District has approximately 60 open-air drug markets, some as large as two to three blocks, that are controlled by crews. Open-air markets are typically located near low-income housing projects and on main corridors into and out of the city. Most open-air markets operate 12 or more hours a day, 7 days a week. Crews sell primarily crack at open-air markets; however, powdered cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs (ODDs) are also available. Law enforcement officials report that marijuana is available with increasing frequency at these markets. However, individual sales at open-air markets may involve no more than half a pound of marijuana because of legislation that became effective in D.C. in June 2001, making penalties for distribution and possession of marijuana much more severe than they had been previously. Open-Air Drug Investigation in D.C. On July 13, 2000, federal and local law enforcement officials arrested 37 individuals and seized $30,000 worth of crack, $70,000 in cash, and 13 guns, including an assault rifle and an Uzi-style weapon. The arrests and seizures were the result of a yearlong investigation that focused on open-air drug markets in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Police Districts. Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse, Washington, D.C., August 2000. Local neighborhood-based crews that are unaffiliated with nationally recognized gangs usually dominate retail drug distribution in the District. Law enforcement officials usually assign the names by which crews are known based on the streets and housing developments in which members of crews live and distribute drugs. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, crews form primarily for economic gain and change composition regularly. Many crews distribute crack, and they frequently distribute other drugs as well. They maintain control of their markets by preventing nationally recognized street gangs from entering the area, and they will fight and kill to defend their "turf." No single crew appears to control or dominate the distribution of drugs throughout the District. Some reports indicate that as many as 150 crews, each averaging 20 to 30 members, distribute drugs and engage in additional criminal activities. The NDIC National Gang Survey 2000 identified 42 crews that distribute cocaine in D.C., and most of these crews distribute heroin and marijuana as well. Forty-one of them are African American, and one, La Mara R, is Hispanic. Crews Known to Distribute Drugs in D.C. 1-5 Mob 1-7 Crew 1st & O Crew 1st & Seaton Place Crew 1st & T Street Crew 3rd World 5th & O Street Crew 6th & S Street Crew 7th & I Street Crew 7th & O Street Crew 7th & S Street Crew 7th & Taylor Crew 12th & Hamlin Street Crew 13th Street Crew 14th & Clifton Street Crew 20th Street Crew 57th Street Mob 58th Street Mob 1512 Crew 6200 Crew Alabama Avenue Crew Barry Farms Crew The Circle/Simple City Crew Congress Park Crew E Street Crew Hobart Stars Hucks Crew La Mara R Langston Crew Levis Street Crew Lincoln Heights Crew Mellon Mob Michigan Park Crew Montana Avenue Crew Naylor Road Crew Park Morton Crew Queen Street Crew Rock Creek Church Crew Rosedale Crew Stanton Terrace Crew Todd Place Crew Woodland Boys Source: National Drug Intelligence Center, National Gang Survey 2000.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support