Miami-Dade man’s raps about fraud lead to discovery of beheaded chickens for Santería, cops say

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Miami-Dade man known as “Yunglazz Drakula” livestreamed himself rapping about how he scams people through identity theft, according to police. But investigators said they were watching ― and a raid of his home Thursday revealed a gun, drugs and animals used for Santería sacrifices.

The arrest of “Yunglazz Drakula” ― whose real name is Lazaro Lesteiro-Diaz ― came as the result of a joint investigation between Miami police, Miami-Dade deputies and the FBI.

And it’s not the 26-year-old’s first time in the news.

Fraud investigation

An arrest report ― which lists Lesteiro-Diaz‘s occupation as “rap-fraudster” ― first describes a June 17 video in which he‘s ”seen holding a laptop with money on it and a headset/mic on his head commonly used by fraudsters/scammers as he raps a song in Spanish.”…

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