Overview
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection used detection dogs to flag luggage before Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas departed on Feb. 1, prompting inspections and arrests.
- Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirms nine arrests tied to suspected MDMA, LSD, cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, and the GHB precursor GBL.
- Court records list the defendants by name and describe a coordinated operation with MDSO’s Narcotics Interdiction Squad and bookings at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
- An affidavit for Hoi Le cites 14.94 grams of methamphetamine and 3.2 grams of ketamine, amounts noted as below the federal prosecution threshold and therefore referred for state handling.
- A defense attorney for Adam Jones says his client denies ownership of the impounded items, while Atlantis Events and Royal Caribbean have not responded to requests for comment.