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Brendan Paulthe 25-year-old man accused of being Sean”Diddy» Combs’ mule was arrested Monday, March 25, for possession of cocaine and marijuana.
According to rolling stone, Paul was arrested by Miami-Dade police at Opa-Locka Airport around 4:30 p.m. ET. Local authorities reportedly worked alongside Homeland Security at the time of the arrest, as the latter raids Diddy’s houses in Miami and Los Angeles as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
The coordinated raids indicated a criminal investigation after the Bad Boy Records the founder became the center of several civil suits. However, it is unclear whether Paul’s arrest is related to a larger investigation involving Combs. The New York native was confirmed to be in Miami at the time of his arrest, according to video footage obtained by TMZbut Miami police said rolling stone that there was no record of his arrest.
Paul was named in Producer Rodney’Lil Rod‘Jones’ trial v. Combs, where Jones accused Paul of being Combs’ “mule,” claiming he “acquired and distributed” drugs to Combs and his associates. “The members of the enterprise and their associates purchased, transported and distributed ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, mushrooms, and you packing these substances in their carry-on bags and passing through the TSA,” the lawsuit states.
Jones claimed to have “personally witnessed” Paul carrying or intending to carry illegal substances in his luggage while traveling between Los Angeles, Miami, Virginia, the Caribbean and London on three occasions in December 2022, April 2023 and November 2023.
Officers say Paul had contraband in his personal bags his arrest and is currently being held on $2,500 bail for two counts: possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance.
