Miami Brother And Sister Busted With Record Breaking 24 Million Drug Cash Hidden In Walls

Simply put, laundering money is just not that easy. And even if you do find a successful way to launder massive amounts of money, you’ll likely give up half your profits in transaction fees to a small army of  bankers and lawyers. Drug dealers who don’t want to get paid 50 cents on the dollar typically deal with their drug money in the old-fashioned way… They hide it at home. And the Miami brother and sister you’re about to meet, took hiding cash to a whole new level. On Wednesday, 44-year-old Luis Hernandez-Gonzalez and his 32-year-old sister Salma Hernandez, were arrested by police at this suburban Miami home.

Before the raid, the siblings owned a business called “The Blooming Experience,” which sold gardening tools. But the DEA has long-suspected them of being much more than mild-mannered garden entrepreneurs. Investigators believe that the siblings are the kingpins of a vast illicit marijuana empire. Those suspicions were confirmed during Wednesday’s raid. After entering the property, police proceeded to conduct a search of the premises. They quickly found a safe that contained $180,000 in cash. They also found some guns and a relatively small amount of marijuana. They also found a hidden compartment that contained dozens of heat-sealed orange Home Depot buckets.

  They would eventually find a few dozen more of these buckets hidden in the drywall throughout the house.

Each bucket contained plastic-sealed wads of cash. Each wad contained $150,000.

When it was all tallied, a new record had been set for a cash seizure by Miami police. The grand total? $24 million.  Here’s what it looked like all laid out (see below).

Luis and Salma now face some VERY serious charges. Not a fun way to celebrate the July 4th weekend!