Welcome to Understanding Gangs. This podcast examines street and prison gang structure and activity in the United States from the perspective of law enforcement, academics and former gang members. Let’s get started

In August 2023, members of Las Vegas's Block Boy Gang robbed a 7-Eleven cash drop for more than $26,000 and left other members out of the cut. The insult turned inward: teenagers and young men from the same set pistol-whipped and shot fellow member Enrique Nunez in his girlfriend's apartment. Weeks later the same crew lured a mobile marijuana dealer into a residential street and fired 25 rounds, killing him and sending stray bullets into a home with small children inside.

true crime and organized crime podcast breaking down the federal takedown of the “007 Bonton Bloods” drug trafficking network in Dallas, analyzing how law enforcement dismantles meth distribution rings, gang structures, and firearm-linked criminal enterprises. This episode explores federal conspiracy charges, drug trafficking operations, illegal weapons, and multi-agency investigations, highlighting how patterns of behavior are used to build prosecutable cases. Ideal for listeners interested in violent crime, narcotics trafficking, gang psychology, federal law enforcement strategy, and high-level criminal network analysis.






