The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, in collaboration with ATF Miami and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, has secured convictions and prison sentences for 18 members of South Florida street gangs. The individuals were part of violent groups including Zoe Mafia Family (ZMF), the 3rd World gang, and various Bloods gang sects.
Charges involved trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, as well as firearm offenses linked to drug crimes. The operation resulted in the seizure of 23 firearms, three kilograms of fentanyl, seven kilograms of cocaine, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and marijuana.
Convicted individuals received various prison terms. Andre Allen was sentenced to 120 months for fentanyl distribution intent; David Brown received 151 months for similar charges; Tirell Caldwell was sentenced to 57 months for firearm possession as a felon; Johnnie Gibson got 175 months for distributing fentanyl and cocaine; Brionne Griffin received 60 months for multiple drug distribution intents; Joseph Johnson Jr. was sentenced to 120 months for fentanyl distribution intent; Timothy Neil Lewis Jr. received 60 months for firearm possession in drug trafficking; Makinson Moise got 248 months for firearm possession and multiple drug distribution intents.
Other sentences included Arnicious Odom with 30 months, Wendy Previl with 120 months, Joshua Robinson with 51 months, Robert Roseme with 42 months, Nolan Setoute with 12 months, Terrance Stanley with 60 months, Dorshawn Tate with eight months, British Wilkerson with 60 months, Byron Felecio Williams Jr. with 60 months, and Kevin Williams with 18 months.
U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne announced these results alongside acting Special Agent in Charge Gordon Mallory from ATF Miami Field Division and Sheriff Gregory Tony from Broward Sheriff’s Office.
This case was investigated by ATF Miami and Broward Sheriff’s Office with assistance from DEA Miami, HSI Miami, and FBI Miami. Prosecutors Bruce Brown and Jason McCormack led the cases.
Several defendants are associated with ZMF, a Haitian street gang in South Florida. Recently, two Haitian gangs were designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the U.S. State Department.
This operation is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) initiative aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations threatening the United States through a multi-agency approach.
Further details can be found on the websites of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida and the District Court for the Southern District of Florida.