Dominicans Don't Play
| Founded | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | New York City |
| Years active | 1990 - Present |
| Territory | New York, Dominican Republic, New Jersey, Florida &, Spain. |
| Ethnicity | Dominicans |
| Membership | 9,500 to 10,000 |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, murder, arms trafficking, rape, assault, extortion |
| Rivals | Trinitarios, Ñetas, Bloods &, Latin Kings |
Dominicans Don't Play (DDP) is a Dominican-American street gang started in Manhattan, New York in the early 1990s. They are known for primarily using machetes and knives as weapons. DDP is located across New York City, particularly in The Bronx, Harlem and The Lower East Side.
Recruiting efforts have been pursued via websites such as YouTube and MySpace as well as in schools. Members have to be at least in their teen years to become active members in the gang.
The gang holds a large share of the cocaine market due to an association with the Colombian crime cartel, and as such, many members of the group have been arrested for drug-related crimes. Members have drawn the interest of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and some have faced deportation hearings. The DDP has also drawn the interest of the US Marshals.
Throughout the group's relatively short history as a gang they have been involved in numerous violent altercations in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, and Spain.
Bones is a known gang cofounded by Charly and Cacon in Christopher Columbus High School to prevent Hispanics from facing abuse within high schools in the Bronx. Bones caught police attention after massive machetes attacks and unity within Walton High School, Theodore Roosevelt High School, Taft High School, South Bronx High School, Lehman High School, and Morris High School, Monroe High School, Evander High School where they recruited all Dominicans to the gang. The name "BON Wish Later" was switch to BONES because of their love of liquor and passion for crime. Charly is currently serving a 15 years sentence for murder and Cacon was deported to the Dominican Republic after serving 7 years for conspiracy, where he continues his criminal activities. On December 13, 2013 extradition to the United States Of America was in process for Cacon for conspiracy, murder and assault. It was later refused by Judge Hon. Douglas E. McKeon.
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