A South Florida man was arrested after illegally selling slaughtered horse meat to an undercover informant, officials said.
A South Florida man was arrested after illegally selling slaughtered horse meat to an undercover informant, officials said.
Alain Arencibia Diaz, 39, of Miami, faces a charge of buying, selling or possession of horse meat, officials said.
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Miami-Dade Police's Agricultural Investigative Unit said they received a tip Monday of a horse that was slaughtered for its meat to be sold.
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On Wednesday, detectives organized a sale for a confidential informant to buy 40 pounds of horse meat for $500.
The informant met with Arencibia at a Home Depot parking lot, where Arencibia provided the meat in a large black plastic bag, police said. He was taken into custody shortly after.
