Shower Posse
Jamaican gang which is involved with drug and arms smuggling / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the criminal organisation in Jamaica. For the groups of Jamaican individuals who operate in New York City, see Jamaican Posse.
Shower Posse is a Jamaican gang, started by Lester Lloyd Coke, which is involved in drug and arms smuggling. Its home is in Tivoli Gardens in Jamaica. It has several North American branches. The North American branches were first founded by Vivian Blake in the Canadian city of Toronto, Ontario.[1] The gang operates in expatriate Jamaican communities in the US states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the city of Miami, Florida.[1][2][3][4]
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Founded | 1980s |
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Founding location | Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Territory | Jamaica, Canada, United States and United Kingdom |
Ethnicity | Jamaican |
Membership | 1,500–2,000 in Jamaica and 4,000–5,000 in other countries |
Activities | Drug trafficking, arms trafficking, racketeering, and murder |
Allies | Jamaica Labour Party |
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