MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Miami-Dade Police Department on Thursday introduced the arrests of 2 brothers who’re accused of trafficking Fentanyl.
According to government, detectives labored in an undercover capability to make a deal previous this 12 months to buy 10,000 Fentanyl tablets that experience a boulevard price of $440,000.
Police stated the suspects, David Hernandez, 22, and Justin Hernandez, 19, agreed at the worth and drove all the way down to northwest Miami-Dade from California to finish the transaction.
According to their arrest studies, after they were given to the agreed upon location, the duo got rid of the spare tire from their Chevrolet Silverado, uncovering 4 vacuumed-sealed baggage, containing Fentanyl M30 tablets.
They had been then taken into custody.
Police stated Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officers assisted detectives with convalescing an extra two vacuum-sealed baggage of Fentanyl M30 tablets that had been additionally hid throughout the tire.
The Hernandez’s had been every charged with trafficking Fentanyl.
According to their arrest studies, David Hernandez claimed he used to be presented $10,000 to force all the way down to Miami to “drop off a delivery,” after which picked up his brother in Albuquerque, New Mexico, providing him $5,000 to assist him force.
He additionally stated he used to be in a monetary scenario which brought about him to take the task be offering, the arrest file said.
Although they had been arrested on May 29, Miami-Dade police informed Local 10 News that positive facets of the case had to be cleared prior to the information might be publicly launched.
As of Thursday, David Hernandez remained held on the Metrowest Detention Center in lieu of a $500,000 bond.
“I am extremely proud of our world class Police Department and their commitment to fighting crime, protect(ing) our residents and ensuring the safety of our community,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava stated in a commentary. “This operation is proof of the exemplary work MDPD is doing to stop the Fentanyl epidemic that is affecting so many in our community.”
“I am extremely proud of the diligent efforts and steadfast dedication by my Narcotics detectives in ridding our streets of dangerous drugs, which ultimately saves lives,” Interim Director Stephanie V. Daniels added. “We are committed to keeping our communities safe and will use every resource available to investigate and arrest any individual(s) that puts our residents in harm’s way.”
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