The FBI has arrested a Miami Police officer who used traffic stops to steal money and drugs from people he thought were suspects but who turned out to be undercover agents, officials said.
Officer Frenel Cenat, 40, was arrested Thursday on charges including attempted Hobbs Act extortion, theft of government funds, and attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine, jail and court records showed.
According to an arrest affidavit, Cenat has been a Miami Police officer since September 2008 and since 2020 had worked for the property and evidence unit.
The FBI began their investigation into him after a confidential source told them Cenat had previously conducted traffic stops of people known to have just engaged in drug transactions to steal the money or drugs they were transporting, the affidavit said.
