H-Mob is known to have roots in New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, and works with the Black Guerrilla Family to smuggle drugs and weapons all over the East Coast. Multiple smaller sets operate under, The Zoes are aligned with many gangs around their turf if it helps them make money and increase their power and control of the area. In the 1980s, thousands of Haitians and Cubans migrated to the United States to fled corruption plaguing their countries. Haitian Fresh - ZMF Member/Rapper (signed to BrickSquad Monopoly), Rob Zoe - Zoe Pound Member/Rapper (Groundup111), Steven Jo - Zoe Pound Member (Untouchable Killer Team)/Rapper/Comedian, Zoeja Jean - Zoe Pound Member (THV)/Rapper, Rick Ross - Zoe Pound Member (High Ranked Associate)/Rapper (Founder of MMG), Gunplay - Zoe Pound Member (speculated)/Rapper (Signed to Triple C's/MMG), Wyclef Jean - Haitian Mafia/Zoe Pound Member/Rapper/Musician, Ace Hood - Doom City Zoes (speculated)/Rapper (Signed to We The Best/YMCMB), Choppa Zoe - Zoe Pound Member (Little Haiti Mercenaries)/Rapper, Scotty Boi - Haitian Mafia Member/Rapper (Signed to MMG). Because of the 2010 earthquake many Haitians moved to South/Central America nations like Brazil and Belize, and starting new Zoe squads in the area. The Zoes have recently made ties with another Folk Nation gang known as the Black Disciples because the BD's were starting decks in southern cities and hit up the Zoes as a source for materials. T6 is backed up by Zoe Pound and ZMF, making their reputation even higher with almost every gang in Florida knowing about Zoe Pound. The Zoe-Yank war wasn't only restricted to Miami, the war spread through all over Florida. The Sinaloa Cartel even hit up the Zoes with work instead of the Surenos, making their prescence and power diminish in the streets. Zoe Pound, a Haitian gang — Zoe derives from zo, the Haitian Creole word for bone — is said to have emerged in the ‘90s as a reaction to those attacks. Zoe Pound was founded in the mid 1990's in the Lil Haiti section of Miami, Florida by a small group of Haitian immigrant youths who were tired of being attacked by Hispanics, Whites, Asians and in some cases African Americans. Today the Yanks are a fraction of what they once was, many Yank gangs have aligned with local Zoe gangs to fight rival Yank gangs. Community Organization. The Zoes refused both offers not wanting to join any nation and the Zoes didn't get along with some Folk and People gangs. It was hard for the Zoes to work with both the Crips and the Bloods, but because money is king the Zoes was able to provide to both gangs. With the common enemy the Zoes and Yardies had a truce that later became an alliance. Members of the H-Mob are known to associate with Hip Hop icons such as 50 Cent, Diddy, Rick Ross, and Jay-Z, members are also known for having connections with Bad Boy Records, G-Unit, MMG, and Dipset. Haitian Empire T-Shirt, Haitien Shirt, Haiti Mayo. Zoes mostly are aligned with Black criminal organizatos, from L.A.'s Crips and Bloods street gangs to Chicago's Gangster Disciples and Vice Lords. H-Mob has expanded their operations to Canada and has connections with gangs in the Montreal area, most notably the 67's, Cracc Down Posse, STL'z, and the Bo-Gars. The gang is currently at war with the Yanks, a African American gang that assaulted Haitians in the schools and the streets, T6 has done many drive bys and daylight attacks on them making a few Yank sets drop out the gang in fear of being killed. ZOE"S was known for violence and symbol is the Haitian flag. ZMF is known to have former BMF members in their group. CSG aka the Custer Street Zoes is a Haitian gang and a Zoe squad located in Stamford, Connecticut. The Zoes soon started recruiting neighborhood kids and starting new Zoe gangs, one of the most known is East Haiti 360. MPD says ZMF in the streets is supposed to be the combination of the Zoes' gangbangin life style and the notorious Black Mafia Family's "ballin out" life style. The Canadian Crip organization the Syndicate which is made up of Haitian-Canadian Crip sets like the Cracc Down Posse and the 67's are known allies to Canadian Zoe factionS who are also allies to the Blood sets the STL'z and the Bo-Gars. ZMF tags has been found all around southern cities like Miami, Atlanta, Memphis, and more. The group also have members who are notorious individuals and are even wanted by the FBI for international crimes, mostly in the Canada and Caribbean area. It is specualted that East Haiti were the ones who killed Lil Jeff the twin brother of Lil Jay, who was an Insane from the Tookaville gang in St. Lawrence. This created ties from Chicago's gangs to the Zoes of Florida and even the Zoes of New York who controlled a few of the state's ports and aided in transporting drugs from the South and the East Coast to the Midwest. The Yardies have a strong control over the drug trade in the Caribbean that extends to Europe. The Zoes had conflicts with the Surenos most notably with MS-13 in which both the Crips and Bloods also had. The reason for the muder was most likely over the ongoing dispute between East Haiti and Tookaville. The reason for the close ties between Top-6 and some Folk Nation gangs, is that the Folks thought Top-6 was a Folk Nation gang because of them using the number "6". They must also know basic Creole which is the Haitian language so they can communicate with other Zoes. Even though ZMF is considered to be a rap group the members of the group commit criminal acts similar to Top-6 another Zoe gang. In the 1980's thousands of Haitians fled Haiti to the United States, most notably Florida. The Zoe Pound gang, a street gang founded in Miami, Florida by Haitian immigrants in the United States, is involved in drug trafficking, robbery, and related violent crime. The gang was started for Haitians to make easy money committing criminal acts. No Limit doesn't have a prescence in the United States because the DEA are already aware of the No Limit Soldiers and use many tactics to keep them out of the United States. Lil Wayne, the head of Young Money also has a good relations with the Zoes with Wayne giving shout outs in many songs such as "Miss Me" where he says "Gotta do it one time for Haiti, what up, Zoe?" One known member is also a Zoe Pound member named Haitian Fresh who reps ZMF and other Zoe gangs in his music. Zoes and Yardies had a deadly war in both the South and the East Coast until the Yanks increased their hostilities to Afro Caribs. ZMF was formed in the Florida State Prison in the early 2000's. The Cubans formed a drug cartel known as the Marielitos, the Marielitos needed street soldiers to protect and secure shipment so they decided to hire Zoe Pound who was already known for their deadly reputation. The Zoes first real ally was the, In the 90s, many Folk Nation gangs started popping up in the area, most notably the. In the song "Shooters" Keef says "Bitch I got some Zoes up in M.I.A And we totin' poles up in M.I.A", Chief Keef has such a good relationship with Zoes that he even said he was going to move to Miami to be closer with his Zoes from North Miami. It is said that some Zoe Pound gang members use Voodoo to … Currently the Zoes and DDP are aiding each other with drug trafficking from the Caribbean to Europe. Mexicans were at war with Latin Caribbeans such as Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, this meant the Surenos were at war with the Marielitos, Latin Kings, Netas, DDP, and 3NI. The Zoes try to stay neutral with the Folk and People Nations, not wanting to start pointless wars that won't make the gang any money. H-Unit" class="wiki wikinew text-danger tips">H-Unit, Non-Stop Zoes, True Haitian Posse, Custer Street Gang and many others. Zoe boy. This caused problems in the Folk Nation because the GDs the main Folk gang, was backing up the Zoes who weren't even part of the Folk Nation. Some Zoes were killed by INP, the Zoes killed were related to the GDs who backed up the Zoes against INP. With the rise of Latino immigration, the Surenos started growing in numbers. Top-6 has over 3,000 members in South Florida, with members moving to other cities like Atlanta, GA, Memphis, TN, New Orleans, LA, and other areas. The Zoes started attacking INP members and went as far as to gun them down in broad daylight. The Yanks also had wars with each other with most Yank gangs being hostile towards another. The gang wars in secrecy making tracing them down hard for Law Enforcement. Zoe Pound is the most dangerous out of all the gangs in South Florida, specializing in drug trafficking, boat-jacking, kidnapping, and other criminal acts. The Yardies one of the Zoes biggest rivals are currently one of the gang's biggest allies. The Zoes had to move to Chicago's North Side next to the suburbs to open shops. The Zoes took the deal and ended the war and gave support to the LK's against International Posse, Imperial Gangsters, Surenos, Trinitarios, and the Yanks. [3], Street gang founded in Miami, Florida, US, "Twenty-Two Charged Federally in Evansville Drug Trafficking Case", "ICE Operation in South Florida Net 24 Criminal Aliens", "Six alleged leaders of Fort Pierce gang facing charges", "Miami's Most Violent Gang The Zoe Pounds Gang", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zoe_Pound&oldid=998233638, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox criminal organization with ethnicity or ethnic makeup parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 January 2021, at 12:13. G-Unit is a NYC based rap group run by 50 Cent, G-Unit has connections to both the Miami Zoe Pound and NYC Haitian Mafia. “[Zoe Pound Gang] is well known for its involvement in drug trafficking, robbery and related violent crime.” Even though ZMF was made to protect Haitian inmates the gang would let in Jamaicans and other Afro Caribs because of the hostility they recieved from African American inmates and ZMF was a symbol of Caribbean unity. After the fall of BMF because of the incarceration of their leader Big Meech, BMF members stationed in Miami joined the ZMF and used what they learned in BMF to expand the ZMF's criminal enterprise. Top-6 doesn't have a main rival as most gangs don't like going to war with them because of their wild behavior and their "insane gunplay". ZMF planed daily assualts on INP and even went as far to attack gangs that INP associated with, which was mostly the Imperial Gangsters and the Simon City Royals. Later on the Crips started making a appearance in the area, the Crips were hostile against the Zoes for their associations with the Bloods, however the hostility died down because the Zoes has control over the drug trade and the newly formed Crip sets needed connects. The members that actually rap will rep the Haitian flag in their videos to make people believe that ZMF is about Haitian pride and unity and that its a movement and wear the color black which is the gang's color. There was also Zoes who couldn't start new sets and decided to join local gangs most notably the Gangster Disciples, Vice Lords, and the Black P.Stones. This would've given the Folks an advantage over the Peoples, this is mostly due to the fact that the Zoes are one of the largest gangs in Florida. Out of all the Zoe squads H-Mob are ones of the most secretive, with operations all over the Northeastern US region. Both Young Money and Rich Gang are both respected by the Zoes because of them giving back to the gang. More than 25,000 Zoes where found in South Florida being one of the largest gang in Florida, and with 50,000 nation wide. THP are also connected to the Insane Gangster Disciples, Renegade Vice Lords, Netas, and the Marielitos. [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. Many ZMF members that was released have stated the gang has become a rap group and are just trying to get money and better their lives but MPD will say that's a lie and just an act to fool law enforcement. Multiple smaller sets operate under H-Block and runs the drug trade operating in North Boston. YMCMB is one of the biggest benefactors to the Zoes, it is believed that YMCMB has cut numerous checks to the Zoes to expand their criminal enterprise and even donated money to their community. THP are allies to Blood sets like. Rozay even opened a side group of his label called "Haitian Mafia MMG", consiting of NYC H-Mob rappers such as Scotty Boi, Young Dudus, Superstar, and many more. T6 is also at war with a Sureno gang known as Lake Worth 13 and a local Skinhead gang in the area. Book. The members that actually rap will rep the Haitian flag in their videos to make people believe that ZMF is about Haitian pride and unity and that its a movement and wear the color black which is the gang's color. To this day police have yet to alert the public of these incidents. Many of the Blood sets in the South are made of African Caribbeans like the Zoes, many Zoes had family members who were Bloods and decided to make an alliance between the gangs. Observers say Haitian gangs surfaced in South Florida in 1992, months after a military regime seized control of Haiti and set off an exodus of a few thousand. Birdman, the head of Cash Money Records and the founder of Rich Gang has a good relation with one of the Zoes' highest ranked members and one of the original founders Red Eyezz. The gang was started for Haitians to make easy money committing criminal acts. The first gang that came out the Zoe Nation was Zoe Pound who went to war with all the hostile Yank gangs. THP are aligned with local Crips sets like the 36 Hoovers, Rollin 120's, Maniac Outlaw Locstas, and the 6 Tray Gangsters. The gang had a partnership with the Notorious Black Mafia Family before their disbandment because of the incarceration of their leader Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory and has ties to the Black Guerrilla Family prison gang. (Some Haitian-Americans refer to one another as Zoe, even if they’re not affiliated with the gang.) The book ZOE POUND MAFIA gives true accounts of ZOE POUND lives. In the 2000s, over 50,000 Haitian immigrants moved to the Midwest to get a way from the violence in Haiti. It is very hard for rivals to see them at night and they can hide when law enforcement are coming. Because of the success of the newly formed operation which provided both parties with a sufficient amount of funds, Gangster Disciple and Vice Lord decks in the South and the East Coast started aligning with local Zoe sets to expand their income and organizations. The Zoes have recently recieved shout outs by many Drill rappers because of their deadly reputation, most of their praise comes from the Black Disciples. ZMF also has an alliance with a few Latino gangs mostly the Marielitos and the Netas because of the shared hatred for the Trinitarios. Zoes and the Netas don't really associate in the streets, only area where both sides communicate is Palm Beach County, FL. Maca Zoe is considered to be the creator and leader of the gang and will praise him in their music. There was also Zoes who couldn't start new sets and decided to join local gangs most notably the. Zoe Pound is an international criminal organization with roots in Haiti, active in east coast United States to Canada to the Caribbean. Zoe Pound controls kilos of drugs through the Port of Miami, the gang even spread through parts of the East Coast and the Midwest. Some were able to control small areas in Chicago's South Side, the Zoes recruited mostly Insane and renegade gang members who already cut ties from their original gangs. ZMF is at war with the Trinitarios, a Dominican gang that are rivals in the drug trade, and the United Klans of Florida, over racial issues. The Zoes were more battle ready then the Yanks because many had experience in the Haitian army and because of their alliance with the Cubans they was equipped with high quality automatic weapons. The Marielitos was in its prime in the 80's and 90's but because of major crackdowns from the DEA and the FBI many Marielitos factions became defunct and needed allies to rebuild itself. Zoe Pound. Gunplay of Triple C's, a sub level of MMG is rumored to be affliated with the Zoes because of him originating from a Zoe hood and his continous association with the gang. Zoe Pound also formed an alliance with the No Limit Soldiers, the alliance was formed so the No Limit Soldiers can help Zoe Pound expand their drug trade to South America and Europe in a exchange that Zoe Pound help the No Limit Soldiers expand in the United States and Canada. Many Zoes moved to Chicago to start new sets, but because of the hostility of the gangs already established in Chicago who didn't like foreign gangs it was hard for the Zoes to claim hoods. 50 Cent say "Sak Pase" in numerous songs to represent his connections with the Zoes and even goes as far to name specific squads and speak Kreyol. "Pound" may also stand for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity". Law enforcement considers Top-6 to be the most dangerous gang in Palm Beach County because of their wild behavior and having an aresanal of fully automatic guns. The Zoes were formed to protect the Haitians so some Zoes started wearing black to distinguish themselves from the regular Haitians. The gang started growing in members soon outnumbering there rivals. The Zoes has most recently expanded into the Midwest and have been found in Midwestern cities like Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigang, Indianapolis, Indiana, and many more. ZMF would aligned themselves with a known Puerto Rican prison gang known as the Netas, and incarcerated Crips and Bloods to build allies so they can recieve support against rivals. The Zoes are aligned with many gangs around their turf if it helps them make money and increase their power and control of the area. We The Best Music Group run by DJ Khaled is another Hip Hop label to have associations to the Zoes. Zoes were also found in most Caribbean islands like Haiti, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cuba, D.R., P.R., Trinidad, and Barbados. Currently the Surenos are a average street gang with rivalries with numerous super gangs around their turf with their hold of their turf weakening everyday because of daily pressure of the Zoes. There Zoes and Netas team us against White gangs such as the Aryans, Juggalos, and the Klan and go to war with the Latino gangs such as the Surenos and the Trinitarios, and a Black gang known as the Yanks. Through the Bloods the VLs was able to make connections with the Zoes and expand in non controlled hoods. ZMF is known to associate with Yardies, Crips, Bloods, Gangster Disciples, and Vice Lords. Zoe Pound. Rick Ross aka Rozay, is the founder and leader of Maybach Music Group is considered to be one the most affliated associates to the Zoes. That he would later extort for millions of dollars. It is specualted that East Haiti were the ones who killed, gang members who already cut ties from their original gangs. The Surenos are a Mexican gang originating from Los Angeles, California and are one of the Zoes most hated rivals. My Haitian Flag. T6 usually sell drugs but they're also known for breaking into houses and stores and robbing everyone in it. The Yanks used to attack Haitians on Haitian Flag Day and Jamaicans on 420, this shared hatred for the Yanks united some Zoe and Yardie gangs to fight against the Yanks. Many Zoe and DDP factions went to war, mostly in the Central Florida area in Orlando, FL. H-Block is allies with Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings, and 18th Street. INP is a multiracial gang and becuase race politics are the main interest in most prisons INP didn't have support from many gangs of their nation. A very ruthless gang that originates with Haitians immigrants. The Zoes got a connection with the Sinaloa Cartel because they're more likely to work with Black gangs than other cartels. Zoe Pound is a criminal street gang based in Miami, Florida founded by Haitian immigrants in the mid-1990s. [4] "Pound" may also stand for "Power Of (the) Unified Negroes (in) Divinity". Also Zoe Mafia Family has an alliance with 18th Street, the main competitor of MS-13 and with their help they was able to claim many Sureno strongholds. Ali Adam has Co-Authored the book The Hip-Hop Black Republican Party Book that can be found on Amazon as well. Many Zoe sets don't allow Yardies even though they were allies wanting to keep their sets strictly Haitian. http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/2011-national-gang-threat-assessment, http://www.local10.com/news/crime-stoppers-helps-to-catch-miamis-little-haiti-zoe-pound-member/26053572. Few Yardie sets have merged with Zoe sets becuase of harsh police crackdowns on major Yardie gangs becuase of their drug trade that extends from North America to the Caribbean to Europe. Within a few years, the Zoe Pound gang emerged as a brutal force in Little Haiti, waging street-level fights against black Americans. T6 is known for their brutal muders and for their no remorse for deaths of innocent civilians. A lot of members will wear the color black, this became more popular when non Zoe member Haitians were being attacked by the Zoe's rivals for having a Haitian flag and for wearing the colors. Dominicans are able to join if they have Haitian roots or Zoes in their family, which many Dominicans having that because of the island situation. Zoe Pound Mafia: The Untold True Story. Sak Pase". Law Enforcement says ZMF has become a criminal enterprise because members of the gang were caught associating with known organize crime groups suchs as Wah Ching and the Pagangs MC. The Zoes will also declare war on any gang or crime syndicate that threatens their power and control. Top-6 has grown to include about 350 members in Lake Worth who control at least 10 predominantly Haitian or, True Haitian Posse started as a little Haitian click in Lake Worth, FL to fight against African American and Mexican gangs. The Haitian Mafia or H-Mob is a organize Haitian criminal enterprise located in New York City. This created ties from Chicago's gangs to the Zoes of Florida and even the Zoes of New York who controlled a few of the state's ports and aided in transporting drugs from the South and the East Coast to the Midwest. The Zoes didn't get along with some Blood sets because a few had African American members who didn't like Afro Caribs. Zoe squads, such as the Florida-based Zoe Pound, have proliferated in many states primarily along the East Coast in recent years expanding their criminal enterprise. The two men, who are yet to be identified by authorities, are also believed to be deportees from the US. THP later expanded into Broward County while Top-6 ran Palm Beach County, THP made an alliance with other Zoe gangs such as the Doom City of Deerfield, Deep Side of Ft. Lauderdale, and Renegade Goon Squad of Pompano. The Yardies allowed in the Zoes are allowed to use their original colors green and yellow but must pick up the Zoe's colors which is blue and red. Zoe Pound has alliances with some of the United States' most notorious gangs like the, Zoe Pound has ties with the Yardies of Jamaica, the, Top-6 Gang began as a small Haitian rap group in Lake Worth and thrived until it became one of the most criminally successful and brutal gangs in South Florida. Zoes closes allies are fellow African Caribbean gangs like the Jamaican gang the Yardies and the Curacaon organize crime group the No Limit Soldiers. The two gangs would've attacked each other on sight and started using firearms to settle their disputes. Overtime Zoe and Yardie conflicts settled down and the two gangs ended their war. Chief Keef also has a good relationship with the Zoes because of his friend Rob Zoe whose affliated with Ground Up 111, a squad under the Zoe Pound banner. The group also have members who are notorious individuals and are even wanted by the FBI for international crimes, mostly in the Canada and Caribbean area. THP later expanded into Broward County while Top-6 ran Palm Beach County, THP made an alliance with other Zoe gangs such as the Doom City of Deerfield, Deep Side of Ft. Lauderdale, and Renegade Goon Squad of Pompano.