MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — A Miami-Dade sheriff’s deputy was arrested Friday after he was reportedly caught trying to smuggle drugs onto a cruise ship by hiding the pills in Skittles bags.
Francisco Melo, 36, had been a Miami-Dade deputy for the past six years, according to reports by NBC 6 South Florida . However, he found himself behind bars Friday morning.
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The sheriff’s office said Melo was relieved of duty following his arrest. According to arrest reports, Melo was taken into custody at the Royal Caribbean terminal in PortMiami.
Investigators said Melo was just about to board Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, which had been privately chartered and was hosting a four-day music festival, when he was stopped and searched…