Zoe Pound Explained

Zoe Pound
Founding Location:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Territory:South Florida,[1] [2] Evansville, Indiana, Quebec, and the Bahamas[3] [4]
Ethnicity:Haitian
Membership Est:2250
Criminal Activities:Drug trafficking, robbery, murder, prostitution and racketeering
Allies:Black Mafia Family, Bloods, and Crips[5]
Rivals:MS-13 and Hells Angels

Zoe Pound is a criminal street gang based in Miami, Florida founded by Haitian immigrants in 1990.[6] [7]

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.[8]

An alternate theory states that "Pound" acts as an acronym for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity".

History

The gang was founded in 1990 in response to attacks on Haitian Americans, initially acting as a vigilante self-defense group.

Zoe Pound first gained the attention of the media in the spring of 1997, when gang members robbed ships docking along the Miami River, kidnapping and torturing crew members.[9] [10]

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.

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.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hispanically Speaking News . 25 February 2011 . ICE Operation in South Florida Net 24 Criminal Aliens . 26 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302142106/http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/notitas-de-noticias/details/ice-operation-in-south-florida-net-24-criminal-aliens/5606/ . 2 March 2011 . dead .
  2. News: 19 May 2014 . Crime Stoppers helps to catch Miami's Little Haiti Zoe Pound member . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428224601/http://www.local10.com/news/crime-stoppers-helps-to-catch-miamis-little-haiti-zoe-pound-member . 28 April 2017 . 20 April 2024 . WPLG.
  3. Web site: 27 September 2018 . Bahamas: The Zoe Pound gang, including activities, areas of operation, key members and state response (2013-September 2018) [BHS106154.E] ]. 20 April 2024 . Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada . ecoi.net.
  4. News: Smith-Cartwright . Tanya . 15 February 2021 . INSIGHT: ‘We’re living in a cowboy town and there’s nothing anyone can do about it’ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215140454/http://www.tribune242.com/news/2021/feb/15/insight-were-living-cowboy-town-and-theres-nothing/ . 15 February 2021 . 20 April 2024 . The Tribune . Back in the day there were high school gangs like the “Syndicate” and the “Raiders”. Now there is the Haitian movement Zoe Pound and One Order to name a few..
  5. News: Thibault . Eric . 30 August 2012 . Parrains floridiens? . Florida sponsors? . 20 April 2024 . Le Journal de Montréal . fr.
  6. Web site: 4 February 2010 . Twenty-Two Charged Federally in Evansville Drug Trafficking Case . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100817115452/http://indianapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel10/ip020410.htm . 17 August 2010 . 20 February 2011 . Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  7. All Hell Breaks Loose . Gangland . Gangland (TV series) . History Channel . 4 December 2008 . 3 . 12.
  8. Book: Daddy, Trick . Magic City: Trials of a Native Son . Bailey, Peter . Simon and Schuster . 2010 . 978-1-4391-4852-5 . 169 . registration.
  9. News: 18 March 2010 . Zoe Pound Gang: Learn More About Haitian Group Featured On History Channel . 20 April 2024 . HuffPost . In April 1997, the group looted ships docked along the Miami River and tortured their crew members..
  10. News: Royse . David . 16 May 1997 . The Land Pirates In Miami, Pirates In Pickup Trucks Board Freighters At Boat Yards, Robbing, Torturing And Kidnapping Sailors For Drugs And Money . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420053134/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/may/16/the-land-pirates-in-miami-pirates-in-pickup/ . 20 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . The Spokesman-Review . Associated Press.
  11. Web site: Greenlee . Will . 18 June 2009 . Six alleged leaders of Fort Pierce gang facing charges . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716194638/http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/18/six-alleged-leaders-of-fort-pierce-gang-facing/ . 16 July 2011 . 26 February 2011 . TCPalm.

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