By admin 
The Miami Beach Police Department led a monthslong investigation that resulted in four arrests, the seizure of more than 70 pounds of drugs, including “pink cocaine,” and nearly $50,000 in drug money, officers said in a Monday statement.
Read more Massive Idaho crash involving 25 motorcycles sends 15 people to hospitals
Cesar Suppa, Santiago Lujan, Jhon Ramirez and Matias Serrano were arrested in connection with the drug distribution network operating across Miami-Dade, Miami Beach police said.
Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said. By April, investigators identified another WhatsApp account featuring a Pink Panther logo that was allegedly being used to arrange drug deals.
The Pink Panther moniker is associated with 2C-B, a controlled substance often marketed as “pink cocaine,” police said. Undercover detectives started navigating the drug network’s vetting process and purchasing pink cocaine along with other drugs.
Over the following months, those purchases helped detectives arrest four people involved in the drug network on Sept. 15, police said. Officers seized drugs, including around 71 pounds of cannabis, 2.2 pounds of cocaine and 1.2 pounds of MDMA, police said. They also confiscated $49,557 and a BMW X5.
Read more Super El Niño’s numbers are ‘absurd.’ What it means for California and beyond this winter
Ramirez, 39, Lujan, 25, and Suppa, 30, are all facing multiple drug-related charges, police said. They didn’t appear in Miami-Dade jail records as of Monday afternoon. Public defenders for Lujan and Suppa declined to comment. Ramirez’s case wasn’t listed in court records.
Serrano, 29, was taken into federal custody by the Drug Enforcement Administration, police said. Serrano didn’t appear in federal court or detention records as of Monday.
“This investigation dismantled a sophisticated network responsible for moving significant quantities of dangerous drugs throughout our community,” Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones. “We will continue following the evidence, working alongside our local and federal partners, and holding those who profit from illegal narcotics accountable.”
Read more Massive Idaho crash involving 25 motorcycles sends 15 people to hospitals