NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than a year after authorities raided Club Miami in Nashville, the owner has pleaded guilty to selling and distributing drugs inside the after-hours club, officials announced Monday.
On March 30, 2025, tactical officers from multiple agencies raided the club along Antioch Pike, which resulted in at least 100 people detained in handcuffs and three men charged for their involvement in “drug-related crimes” at the club.
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Authorities identified one of those men as 38-year-old Rimon Salim, owner and operator of Club Miami. Between February and March 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reportedly used confidential informants equipped with audio and video recording devices to document drug trafficking inside the club.
“Rimon Salim’s nightclub became a marketplace for methamphetamine and cocaine,” said United States Attorney Braden H. Boucek for the Middle District of Tennessee. “Business owners who illegally profit from the distribution of dangerous narcotics contribute to the serious problem that devastates families and communities across Tennessee. Today’s guilty plea reflects our commitment to holding drug traffickers accountable, regardless of where they operate.”
3 charged for alleged involvement in ‘drug-related crimes’ after raid at nightclub
According to court documents, Salim sold approximately 27.69 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant on Feb. 23, 2025. Then, days later, on March 9, Salim is accused of selling approximately 55 grams of cocaine to an informant. Officials added that he weighed the drugs on a scale in the club’s bathroom before completing the transaction…