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<\/p>\nA former minor league baseball player was arrested at his Hialeah home last week for allegedly trafficking cocaine in Miami-Dade, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the arrest was part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. <\/p>\n
A confidential informant reported in January that the suspect, 27-year-old Yusniel Padron Artiles, “was distributing large quantities of cocaine throughout Miami-Dade County,” according to an arrest report. <\/p>\n
That informant carried out four separate controlled purchases of cocaine at a home at 390 West 53rd Avenue in January and February, the sheriff’s office said. <\/p>\n
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27-year-old Yusniel Padron Artiles<\/p>\n
On Feb. 19, deputies executed a search warrant at the residence and took Padron Artiles into custody. <\/p>\n
A search of the home found 48 small, clear plastic baggies containing about 44 grams of suspected powder cocaine in a cloth bag inside a purse in the master bedroom, along with two store receipts with the suspect’s name on them, the arrest report states. <\/p>\n
In the closet of the master bedroom, authorities allegedly found one clear, plastic baggie containing about 8 grams of suspected powder cocaine. <\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office also located two firearms and $1,206 in cash. <\/p>\n
Padron Artiles was booked into jail on charges include armed trafficking of cocaine and ownership, lease, rental, or possession of a place for trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substance.<\/p>\n