About: Sword Boys

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Sword Boys is a street gang in Perth, Western Australia, consisting mostly of Lebanese Australians, that has been known to authorities since mid-1990s. Gang members have been reported to wear a miniature gold scimitar on a chain around their necks.

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  • Sword Boys is a street gang in Perth, Western Australia, consisting mostly of Lebanese Australians, that has been known to authorities since mid-1990s. Gang members have been reported to wear a miniature gold scimitar on a chain around their necks. Sword Boys has been responsible for amphetamine and ecstasy distribution in Western Australia, and has also been linked to car rebirthing by Western Sydney gangs, where stolen cars are stripped and reassembled. Also, they are suspected of fixing a professional boxing fight, between Danny Green and Paul Briggs. A high-ranking member of the Sword Boys, Riz Yacoub, was initially involved in the street-level crimes and drug distribution until being sentenced in 2009 for six years on charges of selling/supplying methamphetamine. (en)
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  • Sword Boys is a street gang in Perth, Western Australia, consisting mostly of Lebanese Australians, that has been known to authorities since mid-1990s. Gang members have been reported to wear a miniature gold scimitar on a chain around their necks. (en)
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