Some members and associates of the Dunkirk Boys who did not wish to participate in the New York war moved into Englewood in 1987, selling marijuana, cocaine, crack and weapons. However, the group has been virtually eliminated from that area because of arrests of their street dealers and mid-level suppliers by the Englewood Police Department and the Bergen County Narcotics Task Force. Ledlo "Blacker" Gillings, the leader of this cell of Kirky's, was sentenced to federal prison on March 3, 1989, on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The other members of this cell split, some moving their operations to Boston, others to Richmond, Virginia.

Intelligence information in 1988 indicated that several members of the Dunkirk Boys who left New York City went to the New Brunswick area. These persons, who were only known by their street names, were not reported to be involved in drug distribution but were using this location only as a safe area.