MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy is in jail after he was accused of trafficking drugs.
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Investigators said Deputy Francisco Javier Melo purchased 12 MDMA pills from an informant for $240.
Investigators say Melo planned to attend a music festival on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas cruise ship.
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The arrest warrant says Melo was going to smuggle the pills inside a Skittles candy bag.
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