Overview
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection used detection dogs during outbound baggage checks on Feb. 1 at Terminal A, with Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office assisting.
- Court filings identify nine defendants ages 27 to 51, including Joshua S. Eddy, Brad R. Kloha, Adam Jones, Hoi Le, Joshua Lee Jenkins, Ryan D. Medrano, Tamar J. Wilson, Daisuke Nakanoh, and Ricardo Gabriel Junquera.
- Charges range from possession to trafficking involving MDMA, methamphetamine, ketamine, cocaine, and the GHB-related substances GHB and GBL.
- Arrest reports say some drug quantities did not meet federal thresholds, so cases were referred for local prosecution and the suspects were booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
- Initial reports cited five arrests, but updated statements and court records confirm nine as the ship departed on an Atlantis Events charter marketed as a large LGBTQ+ party cruise.