▁what ▁a ▁gang ster ▁would ▁wear . ▁Many ▁youth ▁im itated ▁this ▁style ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁around ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Common ▁items ▁included ▁m urs es , ▁high - end ▁active ▁wear , ▁designer ▁je ans , ▁baseball ▁caps , ▁sand als ▁and ▁name ▁brand ▁bel ts . ▁This ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁sense ▁of ▁gang ster ▁appearance ▁in ▁BC ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁The ▁UN ▁gang ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Abb ots ford ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁high - school ▁friends ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁F ras er ▁Valley . ▁What ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁loose - kn it ▁group ▁of ▁Abb ots ford ▁th ugs ▁linked ▁to ▁Asian ▁organized ▁crime ▁grew ▁quickly ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁They ▁began ▁a ▁prof itable ▁drug - running ▁enter prise ▁involving ▁hel ic op ters ▁flying ▁across ▁the ▁US - Can ada ▁border ▁trad ing ▁much ▁sought ▁after ▁British ▁Columb ian ▁can nab is ▁for ▁c oca ine ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁new ▁criminal ▁organization , ▁the ▁group ▁fought ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tur f ▁wars ▁against ▁other ▁gang s , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁Red ▁Sc orp ions . ▁They ▁also ▁led ▁a ▁tur f ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Independent ▁Sold iers ▁gang , ▁as ▁it ▁sought ▁to ▁establish ▁itself . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁biggest ▁riv als ▁was ▁the ▁H ells ▁Ang els ▁but ▁recently ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁have ▁been ▁working