A Florida man and ZOE Pound Gang associate was arrested and charged for drug smuggling and recruitment into state prisons.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has charged Dimy Paraison, 52, of Miami, with drug smuggling into Florida State Prisons.
The 15-month investigation began in June 2024, when the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRCSO) asked FDLE to aid with a drug smuggling probe. Santa Rosa and Escambia counties made several arrests for introducing contraband through inmate visits.
During the investigation, Paraison was recognized as an associate of the ZOE Pound Gang, a Haitian criminal street gang. According to law authorities, his job was to recruit people to smuggle narcotics and other contraband into several Department of Corrections (DOC) institutions in Northwest Florida.
During the investigation, agents and DOC staff seized roughly 387 grams of substituted cathinones (bath salts), 1.2 kg of marijuana, over 190 kilos of Spice (synthetic cannabis), 123 strips of LSD, over 180 grams of methamphetamine, more than 500 grams of tobacco, and four cell phones.
Paraison was apprehended by the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) in February 2025 while on his way to a DOC facility to drop off contraband. He attempted to flee but was apprehended following a vehicle pursuit. He was detained in Alachua County Jail.
Agents charged Paraison with Continuing a Criminal Enterprise (Life Felony), Introduction of Contraband (2nd Degree Felony), Conspiracy to Introduce Contraband (3rd Degree Felony), Conspiracy to Traffic Controlled Substances (1st Degree Felony), Trafficking in Controlled Substances (Substituted Cathinone) (1st Degree Felony), Trafficking in Controlled Substances (Methamphetamine) (1st Degree Felony), Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Cannabis (3rd Degree Felony), and
Paraison’s bond was set at $1.5 million. The Office of Statewide Prosecution will prosecute the case.
The inquiry is still continuing and active, according to law enforcement.