GANG CRIME PRIORITY REPORT – Level 3 Security Only!
Report commissioned by Weekly NYPD Division Conference 3.71
Preliminary analysis of the sudden rise in gang-related street crime registered by our patrols in the last three weeks indicates the situation is far more complex and widespread than can be attributed to the usual turf wars and shifting alliances. Conflict flashpoints, initially restricted to Battery City, the Terminal, and the Lower East Side are expanding rapidly. Our informants and infiltrated assets all suggest that the situation is linked to the appearance of a new Bioengineered Awakened Drug on the scene—tempo, aka flipside (see report LSGD-767.03:10:71)—and expansion of distribution gang-based networks.
Intelligence Analysis Department has cross-referenced similar evolving situations in five other metropolitan areas via our intelligence sharing initiative with Lone Star, but no definitive intelligence on the source of the drug is currently available. The following report highlights the principals involved in the street-level tempo-dealing. Despite the issues and restrictions on actions outlined in LSGD-767.03:10:71, per recommendation of the Division Conf. 3.71, covert assets have been retasked and additional intelligence gathering efforts focusing on tempo distribution in the Metroplex have been initiated.
SITUATION ANALYSIS
According to our sources, the emerging tempo market in Manhattan is being managed by a handful of factions. All appear to be relatively small operators, a fact which suggests a third party source and involvement in the distribution network—all indications are that tempo is not local. Identification of wholesale distributors has been prioritized accordingly.
The First Nations gang appears to be the primary supplier of the drug with more market segment-specific sales being generated by the Ragers and finally the Kumon’go Seoulpa Ring. All three present excellent opportunities for collusion, given their individual struggles. The question repeatedly surfaces is who’s funding the operation?
The growing curiosity of the larger syndicates makes the timing ideal for trying to reach an arrangement. Also notable are the signs of megacorporate interest in the drug. Intel-gathering efforts on the part of Horizon, Aztechnology, and Spinrad have been detected.