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The Galloway Boys, also known as the Galloway Gang or G-Way, are a gang based in Southern Ontario, Canada, orginating in the east end Toronto burrough of Scarborough. They were founded in Scarborough in the early 1980s. Expanding East towards Durham Region, and Kawartha Lakes. Originally formed as a group of friends who banded together to sell drugs in an attempt to overcome extreme poverty. In order to control the gangs drug distribution territory, The Galloway Boys are now[when?] responsible for multiple gang related violence incidents in the Scarborough, Malvern and Oshawa areas. such as the Danzig Street shooting. Historically, members have been primarily of Black Canadian heritage, however the gang is known to have other racial leaders operating affiliate gangs reaching across Ontario and even as far as Montreal. Galloway boys recruits young impoverished men by offering glory and riches, but most have ended up dead or in prison.
Founding location | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
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Years active | Early 2000s–present |
Territory | Scarborough |
Ethnicity | Black |
Membership (est.) | 50–100 |
Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, robbery, extortion, murder, burglary, racketeering |
References
edit- Betsy Powell (26 August 2010). Bad Seeds: The True Story of Toronto's Galloway Boys Street Gang. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-67617-2.