He reggaeton Cuban José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, better known as El Taiger, was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine and methamphetamine while driving a car in Miami-Dade County, in southeast Florida, and faces two counts of felony possession of a controlled substance, according to police reports.
according to tv Local 10from the south of Floridawhich this Wednesday cites the arrest report, police officers stopped the musician Tuesday night during a traffic stop and found methamphetamine and cocaine in his car.
The arrest occurred in the city of Miami Springs, which belongs to the aforementioned county.
The outlet indicates that El Taiger, a well-known Cuban trap and reggaeton singer based in Miami, was released after posting $10,000 bail.
The reggaeton player’s arraignment hearing is scheduled for April 27 before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Carmen R. Cabarga, as reported.
“El Taiger”, “one of the largest and most relevant exponents of the Cuban urban genre today on and off the island”, according to the singer’s official website, is known for songs “Coronamos”, “Invictos” and “Hear Me.”
In 2020 he recorded the song “El Gavilán” with the famous duo Gente de Zona, whose video clip it has more than five million views on YouTube since its launch.
“El Taiger” put “Cuban flavor” to the film’s soundtrack Fate of the Furious 8 —also known as fast & furious 8— with scenes filmed in Havana, as highlighted in 2017 by the magazine bill board.