Menace of Destruction
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Menace of Destruction (MOD), formerly known as Masters of Destruction,[1][14] is a Hmong street gang created in 1988. Today, it is active in California, Midwestern United States and many places with large Hmong communities. It is known for murders, fights, shootings, and weapon and drug trafficking (mostly marijuana and methamphetamine).[1]
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Founded | 1988[1] |
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Founding location | Fresno, California, United States |
Years active | 1988–present |
Territory | California,[2] Wisconsin,[2] Colorado,[2] Minnesota,[2] North Carolina,[2] Georgia,[3] Oregon,[4] South Carolina, Michigan, Texas, Alaska,[4] Washington,[5] Oklahoma,[6] |
Ethnicity | Predominantly Hmong |
Criminal activities | Prostitution, Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, assault, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, theft, and murder. |
Allies | Tiny Little Rascals[7] |
Rivals | Alliance,[8] Asian Crips,[1][9] Asian Family Gangsters,[7] Fresno Bulldogs, Hmong Nation Society,[10] Junior Criminal Crips, Laotian Posse,[8] Oriental Ruthless Boys,[11][12] Oroville Mono Boys, Ruthless Crip Gangsters,[13] Tiny Rascal Gang,[8] |
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MOD is one of the oldest active Asian street gang in Northern California and perhaps the largest Hmong gang in America. MOD is known as one of the most violent and notorious Asian gangs, it is the only Hmong gang that is officially recognized by the United States Government. MOD has its largest presence in California with members residing in the cities, Sacramento, Merced, Stockton and Fresno.