A Cuban involved in the robbery of 500 Iphone phones worth half a million dollars he was arrested at Miami airport on April 18 and appeared in court on Tuesday.
The person – identified as John Vega and aged 33 – is the main piece of the case because He was an employee of the company that fell victim to the robbers.
According to the arrest report cited by America Tevé, Vega worked for the national airport services company that owned the cargo and gave his accomplice William Rodríguez information on where hundreds of phones were kept, in addition to modifications and everything he needed to know to carry out the robbery .
The gang entered through a window the location of the cell phones that were stolen from the storage area of Miami International Airport in December.
That’s what the indictment says Vega kept 40 cell phones worth $40,000 for him.
Defendant William Rodríguez was arrested on December 15 and another member of the gang, identified as Osmey Pérez, had been arrested a day earlier.
However, it was not until April 18 that the police arrested Cuban John Vega and formally charged him.
Judge Mindy S. Glazer set the defendant’s bail at $22,500.
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