Sean “Diddy” Combs was seen speaking with federal agents at an airport on Monday after intercepting a plane following raids on his Los Angeles and Miami homes.
with video Obtained by TMZthe 54-year-old rapper stands with his entourage as they are surrounded by a team of law enforcement officers at Miami Opa Locka Executive Airport.
In the photo, the rap mogul can be seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue pants with his back to the camera.
The exchange is believed to have taken place shortly before his friend Brendan Paul, 25, was arrested on drug charges following an investigation, the newspaper reported.
Federal authorities working with the Department of Homeland Security and the Border Patrol reportedly found drugs believed to be cocaine and edible marijuana in Paul’s bag.
It is unclear whether Diddy is connected to the drug charges for which Paul was arrested this week. Paul was released on $2,500 bail.
Later, Didi was seen walking back and forth outside the customs area at the airport.
Earlier in the day, law enforcement officers from both Los Angeles and Miami were called in to seize Combs’ cellphone and computer as part of a “federal sex trafficking investigation.”
Diddy’s son Justin, 30, and King’s 25-year-old Combs were briefly detained after being removed from their Los Angeles home but were not arrested and are not believed to be involved in the investigation. .
Law enforcement officials told the paper similar raids would be conducted in both New York and Chicago.
“Early today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and local law enforcement partners, conducted a law enforcement action as part of an ongoing investigation. will be provided as soon as available,” HSI told the Post on Monday.
After the raid, the rapper’s attorney Aaron Dyer blamed the “military-level force” that federal authorities used to search the “I’ll Be Missing You” hitmaker’s property.
The hip-hop mogul is being investigated on sex trafficking charges, according to law enforcement, and his lawyer has denounced the charges as a “witch hunt.”
Diddy was not arrested or charged, but “spoke with and cooperated with authorities,” his lawyer said. His travel is not restricted in any way, he added.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Human Trafficking Task Force conducted the search based on a search warrant issued by the Southern District of New York.
On Tuesday, the rapper appeared to go missing along with his private jet.
