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Reinier Sánchez Hurtado, a Cuban who worked as a contractor for the transportation and messaging company FedEx, was arrested last week in Miami Beach on charges of trafficking in stolen Nike shoes, with an estimated value of $36,000, according to the Medley Police.
The arrest of Sánchez Hurtado, 46 years old, took place on Wednesday, June 17, as a result of a extensive criminal investigation that had been initiated several months earlier by detectives from the Medley Police.
The Cuban faces charges of trafficking in stolen property, according to the arrest report cited by the television channel Local 10 News.
The arrest was recorded in a video filmed by a drone from the Miami Beach Police Department, which has been shared by the media.
The case originated from a formal complaint filed by FedEx's security team with the Medley Police on March 3, after detecting a series of thefts at a distribution facility in Medley, Miami-Dade County, dating back to 2024.
Before contacting the authorities, the company's own security department conducted an internal investigation and placed GPS tracking devices inside shoeboxes to monitor shipments, which led investigators to Sánchez Hurtado's residence in Miami.
According to the arrest report, the accused worked for a FedEx Ground contractor and was responsible for supervising the drivers assigned to the affected delivery routes at the Medley facility.
FedEx concluded that Sánchez Hurtado allegedly operated alongside two other suspects, all employees involved in the theft scheme, who collectively diverted goods valued at approximately $36,000 to the black market.
The sergeant Luis Rivera, spokesperson for the Medley Police, described the case as an organized scheme: "The main charge is trafficking in stolen property. We're talking about possibly $36,000 in stolen merchandise."
The high-end Nike footwear, intended for retail stores in the Miami area, never arrived at its destination.
The arrest occurred in a coordinated effort among several agencies after the Miami Beach Police apprehended Sánchez Hurtado during a routine traffic stop, which immediately alerted the Medley detectives.
They coordinated with the Real-Time Intelligence Center of the Miami Beach Police Department and the Theft Tactical Unit of the Miami Police Department to locate the suspect's vehicle near the intersection of 14th Street and Drexel Avenue and carry out the arrest.
Sergeant Rivera highlighted the collaboration among law enforcement agencies in the county: "That's the beauty of Miami-Dade. All the agencies work together to put suspects into custody."
FedEx confirmed in a brief statement on Tuesday that Sánchez Hurtado is no longer working for the company. "We are aware of the arrest of a service provider driver by the Miami Beach Police Department, and this individual no longer provides services on behalf of FedEx. Any further questions should be directed to the police authorities," the statement emphasized.
The investigation is ongoing to determine if there is more merchandise involved and whether others participated in the thefts.
This case adds to a series of arrests for cargo thefts involving employees of logistics companies in South Florida. In March, a spectacular theft of nearly two million dollars in iPhones was reported at a FedEx facility in Doral. A month earlier, a Cuban delivery driver linked to Amazon was arrested in Miami-Dade for stealing packages intended for customers; meanwhile, in a similar case, in May 2025, another Cuban delivery driver from the same company was detained in Miami-Dade for stealing goods worth $45,000.
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