Miami-Dade prosecutors have dropped charges against a South Florida doctor accused of shipping packages of the illegal drug GBL from overseas to a Coral Gables property he owns.
Dairon García was arrested in 2024 and charged with trafficking gamma-butyrolactone, or GBL, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty.
GBL is a chemical found in cleaning solutions and nail polish. According to the DEA, it is illicitly used as a substitute and chemical precursor to gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), a date rape drug.
In a memo explaining the decision to drop the case, Miami-Dade Assistant State Attorney Jared Octala cited insufficient evidence.
Octala wrote that the case relied largely on two pieces of evidence: García’s interview with investigators and a witness’s testimony. However, the witness has health issues and is not expected to be able to testify, according to the memo.
In December, García’s defense attorney filed a motion to suppress statements he made after his arrest, arguing that questioning continued after García invoked his Sixth Amendment right to an attorney. The prosecutor’s memo states there is a question as to whether his request was a clarification or a clear invocation of that right.
In an email to NBC6, García’s attorney, Blandin Wright, said: “Dr. García had no knowledge of the substances referenced in the case, did not consent to or participate in any alleged conduct, and fully cooperated with authorities throughout the investigation. The legal process has now concluded in his favor.”
His medical license remains active in the state of Florida, with no public complaints or disciplinary cases listed.