The money, that was believed to have been made peddling marijuana, was divided into $100 bills and stashed in orange heat-sealed buckets. They were hidden in a secret compartment
Posted on 06/30/2016 7:19:04 AM PDT by dennisw
Cops say they found the haul of cash hidden away in a secret compartment
Siblings, said to be peddling marijuana, divided the cash into $100 bills
A brother and sister have been arrested after police seized $24million in cash and drugs from a Miami home.
Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, 44, and Salma Hernandez, 32, were both taken into custody after police found the huge haul of cash in their Florida property.
The money, that was believed to have been made peddling marijuana, was divided into $100 bills and stashed in orange heat-sealed buckets with Home Depot labels.
The hidden room - where the drugs, guns and cash were stashed - was guarded by a hallway statuette of St. Lazarus, a Catholic saint popular in Cuba, according to the Miami Herald.
Police say it is their biggest drug bust in history.
They also found marijuana, seeds and $180,000 in cash a safe.
Hernandez-Gonzalez owns The Blossom Experience, a store that sells lights and gardening equipment.
But authorities believe that was a front for his growing drug trade.
Cops believe he was involved in a drug ring that trafficked marijuana to Tennessee. In June, 11 Cuban nationals were arrested in the state for their alleged involvement in the drugs trade.
Hernandez-Gonzalez is being held on more than $10million bond, according to jail records.
He is now facing charges including money laundering, marijuana trafficking and possession of a firearm while committing a felony.
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That’s one way to cut the deficit :)
The money, that was believed to have been made peddling marijuana, was divided into $100 bills and stashed in orange heat-sealed buckets. They were hidden in a secret compartment
Their financial advisor should have recommended a more diverse portfolio.
I bet The Bent One and Cankles are hiding their money better than that.
Obviously we need a New Law banning Buckets! Is Home Depot being charged as an accessory??
They lucked out- the cops found out about the cash before some of their drug-culture acquaintances did. They could just as easily have been found dead after a robbery.
Anybody got a clue what this means? The best guess I have is that they exchanged smaller bills for $100 bills.
Many dealers go to casinos to launder their I’ll earned money.
$24 million “peddling” weed? I ain’t buying that story.
Why is “Say hello to my little friend” coming to mind right now.
Maybe they made the money gathering aluminum cans and a paper route.
BTW hiding money like this is no good as a drug sniffing dog can find it plus the police can find the hiding places using a black light to track the footprints and handprints.
Saw this on an early 1950’s “Dragnet” episode with Jack Webb!
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