Whitey Ford
11-21-2023, 09:07 PM
FBI arrests Miami Police officer accused of stealing cash and drugs during traffic stop
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According to an arrest affidavit, Cenat has been a Miami Police officer since September 2008 and since 2020 had worked for the property and evidence unit.
The FBI began their investigation into him after a confidential source told them Cenat had previously conducted traffic stops of people known to have just engaged in drug transactions to steal the money or drugs they were transporting, the affidavit said.
Cenat would use his official police vehicle to conduct the traffic stops and would be in his police uniform, the affidavit said.
Cenat was recorded on video and audio "coordinating schemes and conducting traffic stops of two individuals who he was told had just engaged in drug transactions, with the intention of stealing the money and/or drugs involved in those illegal transactions," the affidavit said.
The affidavit said Cenat explained that he would pull the schemes while he was off-duty and outside of his jurisdiction.
"On duty they (MPD) got computers on and can track you and s--- like that…you know what I mean…ping your phone… what you are doing in this area," he said, according to the affidavit. "You don't wanna do that s--- bro while you are on
duty…If I work down there I will never f--- down there bro."
Cenat discussed several prior incidents involving drug transactions where he coerced people to give him their drugs, money or both to avoid going to jail, the affidavit said.
In October, Cenat discussed stopping a person after a drug transaction to steal around $50,000 from them, saying "i just need bread now," the affidavit said.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/fbi-arrests-miami-police-officer-accused-of-stealing-money-and-drugs-during-traffic-stops/3163085/
https://i.imgur.com/NbaBSCr.jpg
According to an arrest affidavit, Cenat has been a Miami Police officer since September 2008 and since 2020 had worked for the property and evidence unit.
The FBI began their investigation into him after a confidential source told them Cenat had previously conducted traffic stops of people known to have just engaged in drug transactions to steal the money or drugs they were transporting, the affidavit said.
Cenat would use his official police vehicle to conduct the traffic stops and would be in his police uniform, the affidavit said.
Cenat was recorded on video and audio "coordinating schemes and conducting traffic stops of two individuals who he was told had just engaged in drug transactions, with the intention of stealing the money and/or drugs involved in those illegal transactions," the affidavit said.
The affidavit said Cenat explained that he would pull the schemes while he was off-duty and outside of his jurisdiction.
"On duty they (MPD) got computers on and can track you and s--- like that…you know what I mean…ping your phone… what you are doing in this area," he said, according to the affidavit. "You don't wanna do that s--- bro while you are on
duty…If I work down there I will never f--- down there bro."
Cenat discussed several prior incidents involving drug transactions where he coerced people to give him their drugs, money or both to avoid going to jail, the affidavit said.
In October, Cenat discussed stopping a person after a drug transaction to steal around $50,000 from them, saying "i just need bread now," the affidavit said.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/fbi-arrests-miami-police-officer-accused-of-stealing-money-and-drugs-during-traffic-stops/3163085/