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Cuban Seniors Arrested in Miami Drug Bust with Cocaine, Marijuana, Firearms
Confirmed
In Short: Two elderly Cuban nationals, 89 and 73, were arrested in a Miami house filled with drugs and weapons, according to reports.
A Miami drug bust at a house filled with cocaine, marijuana, and guns ended with two senior citizens facing charges for drug dealing, both Cuban nationals and being detained on immigration holds, according to jail records.
The officers found 141 grams of cocaine, 1,278 grams of marijuana, and two handguns, along with ammunition, during the raid, as reported by The Miami Herald.
An undercover agent purchased a $60 bag of cocaine from 73-year-old Magdaleno Medina, who was arrested at the house along with 89-year-old Cesar Valdes.
Among those arrested was 19-year-old Tycen Proper, whose mother expressed concerns about his recent conduct, including firearm purchases and online communications with unknown individuals.
What's confirmed
- A Miami drug bust at a house filled with cocaine, marijuana, and guns ended with two senior citizens facing charges for drug dealing, both Cuban nationals and being detained on immigration holds, according to jail records.
- The officers found 141 grams of cocaine, 1,278 grams of marijuana, and two handguns, along with ammunition, during the raid, as reported by The Miami Herald.
- An undercover agent purchased a $60 bag of cocaine from 73-year-old Magdaleno Medina, who was arrested at the house along with 89-year-old Cesar Valdes.
- Among those arrested was 19-year-old Tycen Proper, whose mother expressed concerns about his recent conduct, including firearm purchases and online communications with unknown individuals.
What's still developing
- The officers reported finding a total of 141 grams of cocaine in multiple small plastic bags, 1,278 grams of marijuana, which was also stored in small bags, a Smith & Wesson.38 revolver and a Sig R365.9mm handgun, as well as ammunition for both weapons, according to The Miami Herald.
- Both were booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on charges that include armed cocaine trafficking and grand theft of a firearm.
- Investigators recovered firearms, ammunition and encrypted text messages of 19 people suspected to have taken part, who shared maps and photos of the area and who talked about the need for escape routes after the attack, according to court documents.
- After he was arrested, he identified the usernames of people in encrypted group chats, law enforcement said.
- Five people have been arrested across the country and charged with conspiracy to commit murder, among other counts.
- According to state-run Akhbar Al-Youm, the group was charged with “manufacturing synthetic drugs with the intent to traffic them, by importing the materials used in manufacturing from abroad”.