Supermarket Owners Arrested On Drug Charges

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) --  Miami Police arrested the owners of a neighborhood supermarket, accused of running a drug operation in the business.

Four people in total were arrested as part of the bust, prompted by a tip.

Officer said, months before, they had gotten a tip about drugs possibly being sold out of the supermarket.

On Tuesday afternoon, officers said they recovered firearms, more than $10,000 worth of cocaine  and more than $18,000 in U.S. currency from the Crystal Supermarket located at 405 NW 12th Avenue.

Police identified those arrested as Nerylis Bautista, 49; Juan Villalonga, 54; Irene Estrada, 24, and Christina Trujillo, 26.