Origins: 1970s–90s TMD, like many other London gangs such as the
Peckham Boys and
Ghetto Boys, has its origins in the 1970s and was founded in Broadwater Farm, Tottenham. By the time of the infamous
Broadwater Farm riot in 1985, the gang was firmly established in the area. The gang is a derivative of another local gang known as the Broadwater Farm Posse, formed in the 1970s by Black British youth of
West Indian origins. TMD originally went by the name "Frontliners", then later "Tottenham Boys", then finally 'Tottenham Mandem".
1990s: rise of Mark Lambie By the early 1990s, TMD was one of the largest gangs in North London, controlling many of the drug markets in the area. of TMD, Mark Lambie (also known as "Devil Man", "
Obeah Man", or the "Prince of Darkness" The origins of the feud aren't clear; There was another incident at a Hackney nightclub in 1999 where Stephen Grant was shot dead. Police suspected this was a part of the TMD and Hackney Boys dispute. Two days later, a Hackney youth was shot at by members of TMD in
Southgate. Adrian had previously been arrested alongside Mark Lambie while visiting an associate in jail. The club was hosting an event at the time for So Solid member
Lisa Maffia. Clint Ponton was arrested in connection with the shooting. He denied all the charges and claimed he was trying to change his life. After beating the case, he came back to the UK and decided to focus on his music group North Star. In order to prevent his girlfriend from testifying against him, Ricky Sweeney had her shot. She was also shot at while on a visit to Jamaica. Ultimately she survived and aided the police in testifying against Ricky. Ricky was jailed for life for an execution he took part in, in 1999. Police were also struggling because they did not actually know where Mark Lambie was or where he lived, which made traditional methods of gathering information on someone somewhat difficult. Instead, police used similar tactics American police used when going after
Al Capone, by going after his associates. Police also found that Mark was living in South London, rather than North as was expected, and that he was using false names, such as 'Paul Gordan'. Eventually, they managed to find him and his brother, Wesley Lambie, in a car that was suspected to be stolen (although the owner refused to testify it was). They also found
heroin in the car but were unable to link it to the Lambie brothers. Although they were unable to bring charges, knowing where he was made surveillance now a possibility. In October 2003, Gavin Smith was killed in
Lordship Recreation Ground. Mark Duggan, member of TMD off-shoot Star Gang, was arrested in suspicion of the murder. He was released without charge however. In March 2004, Marcus Cox, a TMD member, was shot dead on Tottenham High Road. He was shot by Syron Martin. The prosecution alleged it was revenge for a robbery that had happened prior. Syron alleged that Cox had threatened to kill him if he did not give Cox money. He alleged that he brought a gun and body armour for protection, and on seeing Cox in public, "lost his head" and shot him.
North Star music group In 2002/3, Clint Ponton travelled to
Ayia Napa. While there, he met up with Megaman from
So Solid and became inspired to form his own music group. While still in Ayia Napa, both Clint Ponton and Wesley Lambie were allegedly involved in a stabbing incident. The charges were dropped, but they were convicted and fined for carrying knives. On 21 April 2003, Jason Fearon was shot at in a London club. He tried to flee in his Audi but was shot at again and killed.) was arrested in connection of the shooting. He denied all the charges and claimed he was trying to change his life. Clint Ponton and Wesley Lambie formed the NorthStar music record label, promotion, and production company. The group started putting on
UK garage events and acted as the promoters for
UK garage crew
So Solid. The group also started booking events for
Wiley. The group went to number 1 on the
Channel U charts with the song "On A Rise". Young Spray had met C1 when he was 16 while both were in prison. became active in the
road rap scene at the time. Two members of Star Gang, Headz (now known as
Headie One) and Young RV (now known as
RV), later became prominent in the
UK drill scene and formed part of the UK drill collective
OFB (Original Farm Boys). In 2009, two members of TMD were giving life sentences after murdering someone in South London.
Late 2000s-present NPK/Sin Squad NPK (Northumberland Park Killers are a split-off group from TMD located in the Northumberland Park estate of Tottenham. It is identified using the colour purple. In 2007, a fight occurred between members of the NPK and the Shankstarz, a gang from neighbouring
Edmonton, following an attempted ambush on two Shankstarz members; the ambush was revenge for the attack of an NPK member at a club in
Forest Gate. The fight involved up to 20 people near Hertford Road. In 2009, 6 members of the NPK and 5 members of the Shankstarz were sentenced for the fight. In 2009, NPK members were imprisoned for the murder of Gary Guthrie and ongoing violence between the NPK and the Shankstarz, including the attempted murder of Jerome "Smallman" Bruce-de-Rouche. In August the same year, Steven Grisales, an architecture student from Argentina, was stabbed to death by Ochaine Williams, a NPK member. Williams would be sentenced to years in prison; naming restrictions for Williams were lifted in October. His sentence would later be extended to 12 years. In 2014, Corrine Allen was sentenced to 2 years in prison, suspended for 2 years, for driving Jermaine Nimoh, an NPK member, for the purpose of drug dealing. Nimoh was sentenced to 2 years and 9 months for possession with intent to supply. It was also noted in a report by the Integrated Gangs Unit in Haringey that there was increased tensions between the NPK and the Farm Mandem. On 3 February 2018, Kwabena Nelson, also known as Kobi and a former member of NPK, was stabbed to death by members of the Wood Green Mob (WGM) following them crashing into his car. Neron Quartey would be sentenced to a minimum of 26 years in August for involvement in his death. Some weeks later, on 8 March,
Kelvin Odunuyi - also known as Lampz- was shot to death outside the Vue cinema in
Wood Green. It was assumed that Lampz's death was retaliation for the death of Kobi. As of August 2021, no one has been convicted for Lampz's murder. Roughly one month following the death of Lampz, on 2 April, Tanesha Melbourne-Blake was shot and killed alongside Chalgrove Road in Tottenham. The shooting was linked to the WGM-NPK conflict, with several posts tagged with "#NPK" making references to the death of Melbourne-Blake. It was alleged that the murder was a revenge attack following a rapper from Wood Green, named Bobby Slater, being attacked at a restaurant in
Farringdon. In 2020, members of NPK, alongside
SJ of
OFB, were sentenced to life for the murder of Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck, also known as K1, Rappers that go under the "Sin Squad (SS)" collective include Stewie, Bully B, GP, Uncs, KayyKayy, Tugga, MLoose, and LR. Tyrell "Trills" Graham and Shane "Sneakz" Lyons are also members of Sin Squad, however they are currently incarcerated for the murder of Gabbidon-Lynck. was given a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years, following a court case at the
Old Bailey for the murder of Kamali "K1" Gabbidon-Lynck in Wood Green. The group was said to be linked to the NPK. In protest of the sentence, Carl Stanbury, an electrician and alleged stepfather of Sneakz, jumped from the public gallery; he would be sentenced to 7 months in jail for doing so. SJ's sentence would later be reduced to a minimum of 19 years in 2021, which was announced via his
Instagram account. In 2022,
Bandokay,
Double Lz and others were charged with violent disorder following a 2021 brawl at a
Selfridges store, where two people were stabbed. ==Operation Dibiri==