Delta flight attendants arrested in Miami facing felony drug trafficking charges

MIAMI – Flight attendant Marcelo Chaves appeared in a South Florida bond courtroom on Thursday, two days after the New York resident was arrested at Miami Worldwide Airport.

That’s the place, based on his arrest type, he was getting off an American Airways flight from Brazil along with his live-in boyfriend and now listed co-defendant Ronald Maldonado.

On Wednesday night, Robert Brisley of U.S. Customs and Border Safety informed Native 10 Information that on Tuesday, “CBP officers at Miami airport arrested (2) US Residents after they arrived on a flight from Brazil for possession and transportation of narcotics. State Legal professional’s workplace accepted prosecution and each topics have been turned over to Miami Dade PD at MIA Airport. This incident stays below investigation.”

When a CBP officer carried out a random examine, they discovered that the 2 off-duty Delta flight attendants have been packing greater than journey garments.

Pulled off the pair was Ketamine, Methamphetamine and GBL, a GHB substitute. It was found in two glass beauty bottles, a transparent plastic bottle and of their baggage, and there was sufficient that the couple is now dealing with felony drug trafficking costs.

They informed investigators they have been “doing medication in Brazil” however didn’t understand how the medication received into the beauty bottles.

Delta Airways launched a press release, which learn:

“Delta regularly cooperates with legislation enforcement entities and the 2 off-duty flight attendants in query have been suspended pending end result of an investigation.”

Chaves stated he has been dwelling in New York and New Jersey for final 12 years.

After listening to he was a flight attendant, the decide ordered a Nebbia listening to, generally known as a bail supply listening to.

“It’s a must to present the cash used to publish our bond is from a reliable supply of funds,” the decide informed Chaves.

What’s unknown, as a result of it was not talked about throughout bond courtroom or within the arrest type, is why the New Yorker was in Miami from Brazil.

Native 10 Information reached out to American Airways for a press release pertaining to Chaves’ arrest type stating Chaves and his associate have been “touring from Brazil on American Airways Flight 904″ however as a substitute of offering a press release on behalf of American Airways an organization spokesperson directed us to a federal company who, since they don’t work for the non-public service, wouldn’t be capable to touch upon behalf of the airliner.