What at first seemed to be a floating treasure might have was a career-sinking prison case for a Florida Keys constitution boat captain arrested this week for allegedly attempting to promote cocaine he discovered at sea.
Bradford Todd Picariello, 65, of Marathon, Florida, was arrested Monday after allegedly promoting a kilogram of cocaine for $10,000 to undercover detectives, in accordance with a press release launched Tuesday by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace.
That’s not even the half of it. The captain allegedly mentioned he had extra. Tons extra.
Quickly, detectives had been in a storage unit seizing 22 extra kilos of coke that police mentioned Picariello occurred upon whereas at sea as a part of his constitution enterprise — coincidently named “Outlaw Fishing Charters,” in accordance with the Miami Herald.
In response to police, the almost two dozen kilos had been all wrapped and marked with a label, “332,” an obvious branding designation by the producer of the powdered substance.
Additionally seized was $8,000 in money and the captain’s 38-foot boat.
The preliminary bust went down after the captain allegedly instructed an spy to carry a cooler to the deal so it might seem like he was choosing up that day’s catch, in accordance with the Herald’s protection the sheriff’s arrest report.
When the captain requested the agent for the cash, police swarmed the realm and cuffed the captain, in accordance with the Herald.
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