The Iotian Outfit was a criminal organization created by the Iotians of Sigma Iotia II in the 24th century. The Iotian Outfit developed in the 24th century when Iotians scavenged the means for interstellar spaceflight and began exploring and exploiting other less-developed worlds. Iotian gangs worked mainly in smuggling, with a focus in bootlegging Romulan ale into the Federation, and also selling their own liquor and weapons. They also took over existing organized crime rackets on other planets, while the more aggressive and stubborn Iotian gangs set up operations on nearby primitive worlds, with themselves as bosses. Sigma Iotia became the center of a decent-sized smuggling network.