The Asian Boyz, also known as ABZ, AB-26, or ABZ Crips, [12] are a street gang based in Southern California. [13] They were founded in the late 1980s to protect [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Cambodian refugees from other American gangs.

The Asian Boyz (ABZ), are primarily an Asian American street gang established by Marvin "Shy Boy" Mercado in the 1990s. The ethnic background of Asian Boyz gang members primarily contain males of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Koreans, Afro-Americans and Laotian descent.

Jul 28, 2023 · BOSTON – Nine members and associates of the Asian Boyz (ABZ) gang have been charged in connection with drug trafficking conspiracies and dealing in firearms, including machinegun conversion devices – commonly known as “switches.”

Aug 1, 2023 · According to the Justice Department in Boston, nine members and associates of the Asian Boyz (ABZ) gang were arrested and charged on July 27th in U.S. District Court in Boston: Joseph...

Feb 16, 2025 · BOSTON — A Lowell man, accused of being a high-ranking member of the Asian Boyz, has been sentenced to just over 11 years in prison after a federal investigation uncovered his involvement in the...

Mar 31, 2011 · Mercado founded the notorious Asian Boyz in the early 1990s with a schoolmate in the San Fernando Valley, prosecutor Hoon Chun said. The gang had Cambodian, Vietnamese and Filipino factions and...

Jul 29, 2023 · Nine people prosecutors claim had ties to the Asian Boyz street gang have been charged for their alleged roles in a Massachusetts-based drug ring that sold more than a dozen guns and...

Jul 30, 2023 · There’s a new gang dealing hard drugs and weapons in Greater Boston, the “Asian Boyz.” The feds just arrested nine alleged members.

Feb 19, 2025 · U.S. Attorney Leah Foley’s office announced on Wednesday that Bill “Bonez” Phim, 36, of Lowell, has become the fifth of the nine Asian Boyz (ABZ) gang members and associates listed in the...

The Asian Boyz, also known as ABZ, AB-26, or ABZ Crips, are a street gang based in Southern California. They were founded in the late 1980s to protect Cambodian refugees from other American gangs. The gang has about 2,000 member to 5,000 active members in Long Beach, who are Southeast Asian, predominantly Cambodian.