$24M seized in Miami home of accused marijuana trafficker Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez

Mike Gallagher

Jul 1, 2016 - 03:10

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$24M seized in Miami home of accused marijuana trafficker Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez

Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez, 44, and Salma Hernandez, 32, were both taken into custody after a police found the huge haul of cash

The Miami-Dade Police Department made its largest money seizure ever on Wednesday when it discovered $24 million in suspected drug trafficking money in a Miami home.

Authorities say Luis Heandez-Gonzalez was involved in trafficking marijuana to Tennessee along with two other men. His sister, Salma Heandez, was also arrested.

Police found five-gallon buckets filled with cash inside the walls of the home. They also discovered a high-powered automatic weapon and steroids.

Gonzalez runs The Blossoms Experience store in Miami-Dade, which police say he was using to sell equipment to grow marijuana and give advice on how to care for the plants. Drugs and $180,000 in cash were also seized from the business.

Miami police have seized a record $24million in cash from a drugs raid. Officers have said it is their biggest bust in history

The money, that was believed to have been made peddling marijuana, was divided into $100 bills and stashed in orange heat-sealed buckets. They were hidden in a secret compartment

Police say they had Gonzalez under surveillance since 2010. He faces several drug trafficking-related charges along with money laundering, weapon possession and cannabis possession.

He's being held on a $4 million bond, and his sister is held on a $12,500 bond.

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