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2643115, Esteban Loaiza arrested with more than 44 pounds of cocaine, heroin
Posted by ThaTruth, Mon Feb-12-18 11:18 AM
that's some serious weight lol...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/02/12/ex-mlb-pitcher-esteban-loaiza-arrested-44-pounds-cocaine-heroin-drugs/328816002/

Ex-MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza arrested with more than 44 pounds of cocaine, heroin
Tom Schad, USA TODAY Published 11:07 a.m. ET Feb. 12, 2018 | Updated 11:11 a.m. ET Feb. 12, 2018

Former MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza was arrested in San Diego on Friday on three drug-related felony charges, including possession of more than 44 pounds of cocaine and/or heroin.

Loaiza was arrested at roughly 6 p.m. local time Friday and is being held at the South Bay Detention Facility on $200,000 bail, according to online inmate records. He is also facing felony charges of possessing and transporting a controlled substance with the intent to sell.

Loaiza is due to appear in court Wednesday, according to online records.

The San Diego Sheriff's Office did not immediately reply to a message from USA TODAY Sports on Monday morning seeking more information.

Loaiza, 46, spent parts of 14 seasons in the major leagues with eight teams, including back-to-back All-Star appearances with the Chicago White Sox in 2003 and 2004. The right-handed starter last appeared in a big-league game in 2008, finishing his career with a 4.65 ERA in more than 2,000 innings pitched.

According to Baseball Reference, Loaiza made more than $43.7 million over his career.
2643117, 200K bail for 44 pounds of coke?
Posted by legsdiamond, Mon Feb-12-18 11:19 AM
2643128, too low or too high?
Posted by ThaTruth, Mon Feb-12-18 11:52 AM

2643134, Too low.
Posted by mrhood75, Mon Feb-12-18 11:59 AM
2643143, Well that's one retirement activity you can do I suppose
Posted by Deebot, Mon Feb-12-18 12:20 PM
2643206, that Nate Newton retirement plan
Posted by Rjcc, Mon Feb-12-18 07:26 PM

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at
2643147, wouldnt be surprised if this dude was setup/ a patsy
Posted by GriftyMcgrift, Mon Feb-12-18 12:58 PM
probably 500 lbs got through right behind him
2643213, Not sure how that would work coming as the result of a traffic stop
Posted by Call It Anything, Mon Feb-12-18 08:23 PM
Which then led to a search warrant for his home
2643215, well they said it was a traffic stop after
Posted by GriftyMcgrift, Mon Feb-12-18 09:53 PM
"The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a press release Monday morning that Loaiza was arrested as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation"

so its possible the traffic stop was just their way of grabbing him /shrug


then it turns out they didnt find any drugs on him they found "hidden compartments" in his car which was enough for a warrant?


sounds shady but whatever im probably just too cynical knowing what i know about how things operate in mexico
2643511, Mas Gasolina pulling the strings?
Posted by Marauder21, Wed Feb-14-18 10:00 AM
2643314, beasted for us in '03. wanted him to get that cy so bad.
Posted by dula dibiasi, Tue Feb-13-18 12:21 PM
2670091, Ex-White Sox pitcher expected to plead guilty in U.S. cocaine case
Posted by j0510, Mon Aug-06-18 09:49 PM
https://abc7chicago.com/ex-white-sox-pitcher-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-us-cocaine-case/3895952/

Ex-White Sox pitcher expected to plead guilty in U.S. cocaine case
By Chuck Goudie and Ross Weidner
Monday, August 06, 2018 06:24PM

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two-time All-Star and former Chicago White Sox pitcher Esteban Loaiza is expected to plead guilty Friday in a federal cocaine distribution case, the ABC7 I-Team has learned.

The ex-Chicago baseball star had pleaded not guilty earlier this year in Southern California U.S. District Court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute 44 pounds of cocaine.

Loaiza, 46, has a "Change of Plea" hearing on the court's docket at 1 p.m. CDT Friday. A change of plea is a guilty plea in "99% of cases," said former federal prosecutor Gil Soffer, ABC7's legal analyst. It is referred to as a change of plea because the defendant originally pleaded not guilty.

Loaiza was arrested February 9 after authorities said they found cocaine inside a minivan parked in the garage of a townhouse he had rented near San Diego.

Federal investigators believe the property, which they found empty of furnishings, was being used as a transshipment point for cocaine. The day Loaiza was arrested, he had driven over the Mexican border, investigators said.

At the time he couldn't come up with the $24,000 cash required to bond out of jail, despite having made $43 million dollars during his 14-year career in Major League Baseball.

After a series of court hearings, Loaiza managed to make a significantly reduced bond in May, which involved a variety of financial sources, and the ex-MLB star has been out ever since.

A straight conviction on the charge would carry a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence and up to life behind bars.

The I-Team asked his San Diego attorney, Janice Deaton, for details of the plea agreement with prosecutors.

"I have no comment at this time," Deaton said Monday afternoon. She would not say whether Loaiza would still face jail time as a part of the plea deal or if she would seek probation.

A spokesperson for the United States Attorney in San Diego on Monday evening said the office would not comment on a pending case "outside the public record."

Investigators have not said whether Loaiza turned to the drug world because be needed income. Regardless, his star has fallen from where it was on the White Sox home opener 15 years ago in 2003.

Following the 2003 opening day win on the South Side, Loaiza won 20 more games. He is still tied for the most-ever wins in a season (21) by a Mexican-born pitcher.

He was born in Tijuana, Mexico. In addition to pitching for the White Sox he played with the Pirates, Yankees, Oakland A's and the Dodgers. Loaiza was once married to Jenni Rivera, a Mexican-American pop singing star who was killed in a plane crash in 2012 along with six other people. Two months before the crash, the 43 year old singer had filed for divorce from Loaiza.
2670116, Fresh set him up
Posted by 40thStreetBlack, Tue Aug-07-18 12:45 PM
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2670117, ^^^Got those stupid dope moves.
Posted by mrhood75, Tue Aug-07-18 12:59 PM
2670118, unfortunately most of the busts at and around the border
Posted by GriftyMcgrift, Tue Aug-07-18 02:40 PM
are set ups


our border inspections and intelligence is severely lacking (they only check like .01% of the vehicles coming through) that most of their busts are from "tips"