Born to Kill (gang)
| Founded | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | New York City, United States |
| Years active | 1980-1992 |
| Territory | United States |
| Ethnicity | Vietnamese |
| Membership (est.) | peak membership in New York ranged from 75–100, peak numbers outside New York were unknown |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, weapon trafficking, counterfeiting, contract killing, extortion, racketeering, prostitution, money laundering, robbery, fraud and murder |
| Rivals | Ghost Shadows, Flying Dragons |
Born to Kill, also known as BTK or Canal Boys, was a New York City-based street gang composed of first-generation Vietnamese immigrants. They were active in the 1980s in New York City's Chinatown. The early 1990s proved to be detrimental to the Vietnamese collective following the arrest and prosecution of most of their New York-based operatives by the fall of 1992.