Ybi detroit members. Former young boys incorporated ybi drug gang lieutenant herbert fat herbie daniels got out of michigan state prison in recent weeks on a narcotics case. Kids as young as eight and nine years old pushed ybis powdered product on local playgrounds across the city. The beginning of the end came in 1982 with the federal indictment of 41 ybi members on narcotics conspiracy charges including the bulk of its leadership hierarchy.
Young boys incorporated also known as ybi was a major drug organization in detroit michigan who were among the first african american drug cartels to operate on inner city street corners. Of the over 40 people busted 31 were convicted. Starting in the 1970s and going in the early 1980s a prolific heroin organization known as young boys inc or ybi rose to power in the streets of detroit using underage kids as carriers.
The young boys were innovative opening franchises in other cities promoting brand names and unleashing extreme brutality to frighten away rivals.