Arizona Surgeon Among Three Arrested Boarding Norwegian Jewel in Miami

Key Aspects:

  • Three different cruise guests were arrested at PortMiami on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, on drug charges.
  • All three guests were attempting to board Norwegian Jewel for a 5-night adult-only Bahamas cruise, but there is no indication they knew each other.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection made the arrests as part of Operation Temptation before the suspects were turned over to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

Three individuals, including an Arizona orthopedic surgeon, have been arrested at PortMiami for drug charges as they attempted to board the same cruise ship on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The arrests were made as part of Operation Temptation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

According to the , 38-year-old Dr. Jacob Lee Henrichsen of Central, Arizona, was arrested after his luggage was inspected and found to contain THC gummies; several MDMA-containing gummies, pills, and capsules; and psilocybin mushroom chocolate bars. He is employed by Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford, Arizona, which has stated it is “taking the allegations seriously.”

Henrichsen was attempting to board Norwegian Jewel for a 5-night “Temptation Caribbean Cruise” to Key West and Nassau, and the confirms he was arrested at PortMiami’s Cruise Terminal B…

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