Paraguayan officials said pilot Jabari Steven Brown, known online as Captain Treezy, was released after being briefly detained in connection with a drug trafficking case.
WASHINGTON — An American pilot known online as Captain Treezy who won the MrBeast video challenge has been released after a brief stay. Detained in Paraguay Officials are investigating 577 pounds of marijuana seized from a plane.
Capt. Trizzi, whose real name is Jabari Stephen Brown, was arrested over the weekend at a hotel in Asunción, Paraguay, as authorities tried to determine whether Brown was involved in the transportation of drugs. According to local reports, Brown was the co-pilot of the seized plane.
According to Paraguayan officials, the seized drugs contained high levels of THC and were estimated to be worth $3.6 million.
Brown was released after the prosecutor’s office determined he had nothing to do with the incident. Officials said he was cooperative and knew nothing about the cargo.
Paraguay’s Secretariat against Narcotics (SENAD) confirmed on Tuesday in radio program The plane’s lead pilot left the country before officials confiscated the marijuana.
Three others were detained by officials and later charged by the prosecutor’s office. Marisol Rivas, 39, of New York; Troy Anthony Vasquez, 42, of Florida; and David Thomas Wise, 58, of California, were transferred to the Department of Public Health in a statement Sunday, The Associated Press reported.
this Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft Arrive in Paraguay from Miami, stopping in Panama.
Brown is best known for winning YouTuber MrBeast’s “100 Pilots for a Private Jet” challenge last December. The Jamaican-American pilot won a Hawker 400XP worth $2.4 million.
airplane Win the MrBeast Challenge He was not involved in the drug trafficking case.
On Monday, Brown appeared to address the situation His second Instagram account.
“‘You may not know why now, but you’ll understand later’ is a scripture I’ve relied on for years and it’s once again at the forefront of my life,” he said in a statement shared on his Instagram Story. “Anyone who knows me knows who I really am and what I will and won’t do.”
“I’ve come to understand that there are a lot of evil and selfish people in this world who only care about themselves and how their actions affect others who have no idea of their motives,” he said.
on his Captain Treezy accountwho has been sharing multiple other videos and posts proving his innocence in the Paraguayan case.
