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The Playboy Bloods made their mark on the streets of Las Vegas, particularly around an apartment complex known informally as "the Jets." The gang was heavily armed, boasting M16 rifles and shotguns, and they instilled fear not just in rival gangs but also in local residents. The gang's origin can be traced back to the late 1970s, founded by Ricky Cooper, a man with a long history of incarceration. The Playboys proliferated through a network of drug sales and violent crime, inherently tied to the area’s struggles with crack cocaine.