Zoe Pound
FoundedMac Zoe, Adam Ali
Founding locationMiami, Florida, U.S.[1]
TerritoryMiami,[1] Key West,[2] and Fort Pierce, Florida[3]
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, robbery, murder, prostitution[1] and racketeering[3]
AlliesTop-6 Sydnicate Familia, African Americans Organized Crime, Jamaica Mafia

Zoe Pound is a criminal street gang based in Miami, Florida founded by Haitian immigrants in the mid-1990s.[1]

Etymology

"Zoe'" is the anglicized variant of the word zo, Haitian Creole for "bone", as members were known to be "hard to the bone." When conflicts against Haitians arose, the pound would be sought out to retaliate; thus, the street gang name, "Zoe Pound", was born.[4] "Pound" may also stand for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity".[5]

History

Having branched out from Miami in the two decades leading up to 2010, they are known to be involved in drug trafficking and robbery and related violent crimes in support of their drug trafficking activities in Evansville, Indiana.[1]

In 2004, six Zoe Pound leaders were arrested on racketeering and conspiracy charges in Fort Pierce, Florida after Florida Department of Law Enforcement offices convinced several gang members to give testimony for the prosecution.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Twenty-Two Charged Federally in Evansville Drug Trafficking Case". Indianapolis: Federal Bureau of Investigation. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  2. ^ "ICE Operation in South Florida Net 24 Criminal Aliens". Hispanically Speaking News. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Greenlee, Will (18 June 2009). "Six alleged leaders of Fort Pierce gang facing charges". TCPalm. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. ^ Daddy, Trick; Bailey, Peter (2010). Magic City: Trials of a Native Son. Simon and Schuster. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-4391-4852-5. zoe pound means.
  5. ^ "Miami's Most Violent Gang The Zoe Pounds Gang". Gangland (TV Series): S3E12, All Hell Breaks Loose. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
Categories