Hialeah mayor, police chief say Netflix film starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon make city officials, residents look bad

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – The mayor and police chief of Hialeah are ripping the new Netflix film, “The Rip,” based on a real story, for making city officials and residents look bad.

In the 2016 drug bust, former officer Chris Casiano and his narcotics team raided a Miami Lakes home, finding millions of dollars stuffed in buckets hidden inside an attic compartment. It was the largest cash seizure ever made in Miami-Dade’s history. The film, however, was primarily filmed in the City of Hialeah.

“They start off the entrance to Hialeah with bullet holes riddling the sign coming into the city. By the way, that sign doesn’t exist. We have no sign that looks like that,” said Hialeah Mayor Bryan Calvo…

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