Every so often, the world of professional sports is rocked by a drug scandal. From Lance Armstrong’s use of performance enhancers to Lamar Odom’s cocaine abuse, it’s not that unheard of that an athlete gets caught in this type of controversy. However, I can’t think of any athlete who’s been caught with 44 pounds of cocaine and/or heroin. That’s a new one, and that’s precisely what’s happened to former MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza last week.
Loaiza, 46, was arrested in San Diego on Friday on three drug-related felony charges, including intent to sell. He faces up up 20 years in prison, should he be convicted. As USA Today reports, Loaiza is being held at South Bay Detention Facility on $200,000 bail and is set to appear in court on Wednesday. TMZ is also reporting that police say Loaiza was dealing $500,000 of cocaine from his home, which is located steps from a preschool. He was stopped by the cops for a minor traffic violation, when the cops discovered a “sophisticated aftermarket compartment used to conceal contraband” in his car.
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Too late he died from drugs
Por.pendejo.
Pitching the raw
He got set up in the port of entry …the car was snitched on and federal agents got the driver there and put a gps on the vehicle…thats how they tracked it down where it went… Theres a lot of hip hop artists and athletes that come from the hood and once they make it big they help finance big drug movements for their homeboys they know since childhood
Can this have something to do with Jenni Rivera’s death? I believe so he was most likely involved in drug dealing
make the fucker pay like every one else !!!!! pay with time in jail!!!!!!!! No privileges !!!!!!!!!!!!
"Minor traffic violation"
He’ll escape
Why are drugs illegal
something tells me this was one of the reasons why jenni filed for divorce….#ripjenni
Well his name is Estaban wtf do you expect? 😉 More athletes than you know do this! Boo Williams that played for the saints was moving a lot of Coke (im not naming my hood…i'll just say somewhere in the louisiana) where im from while he was playing for the saints!
I hear there's a lot of money in selling dope—till you get caught.Dumbass
Pablo uncut.
This Nikka is about to. Blow. This whole sht up!!!!!!!! All athletes sell pounds!!!! I know all the big hitters!
Damn I remember HImmmm!! Damn I guess he blew that money
DAAMNN!! 😩
It was his personal stash lol😂
Who makes 45 million dollars and still wants to be a dope boy. Doesn’t make sense. He should of coached little league or something
He was trapping
Did i hear a thousand pounds of marijuana?
Cocaine's a hell of a drug!
fuck drug laws
How do you make 43 million and gotta go back to sellin coke?
And hes…. GONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Just had to throw the black man under the bus. I also noticed how they made sure to use another black male for their dirty work FUCK complex !!!
Fucc Frazier 💯
It was cocaine and heroin btw. (according to ESPN)
Damn jenni rivera😂
It’s hard out here.
This nigga stupid
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Now what happened if he was part of the Mexican cartel… And find out he got arrested with they drugs….. Bra family in trouble