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Rapper “Island Boys” Franky Venegas, who were arrested for weapon, drug costs in Florida: Report

One of the rappers in the “Island Boys” group was arrested in Naples on Sunday due to weapons and drug suspects, according to the Collier County.

Franky Venegas, 23, was arrested without a prescription due to possessions of a controlled substance and a firearm with a changed serial number was delivered / sold / sold, the office of the sheriff shared into arrest documents on its website. FOX 13 turned to CCSO to get further information on arrest and examination.

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TMZ reported that Venegas was arrested around 10 p.m. when a deputy moved in a non -marked vehicle over a yellow corvette and ignored a petrol station in Naples and a stop sign. The Corvette's license plate signs were expired, but later it was found that the registration of the car was valid and up -to -date according to the TMZ.

A woman drove the vehicle and she and the passenger, Senegas, were asked to get out of the car, TMZ reported.

According to the TMZ, a “plastic baggy of pills” was found on the passenger side. A deputy identified as suspected Oxycodon 10 mg pills, a total of seven and five oxycodone and paracetamol pills.

Booking Photo by Franky Venegas. With kind permission: Collier County Sheriff's Office.

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Venegas contested the pills, but TMZ reported that he claimed to have a recipe for Oxycodon that he didn't have with him.

Another search found a brown handbag with the lettering “MGM” in the passenger page. According to the TMZ, a pistol was found in his pocket, “together with a clear plastic straw.” Credit cards with the name of Venegas were also in the pocket. The pistol, spray blue, had no identifying serial numbers, reported TMZ. In the center console of the car, a cut straw with a white powdery substance was found, the report says.

According to TMZ, Venegas was also identified as a “documented gang member/employee” during the arrest.

The background story:

Venegas and his twin brother Alex were famous as Tikok Influencer in 2021 with their viral hit “I am an island boy”.

TMZ also reported that Venegas has a criminal history that includes domestic battery arrests, ruthless driving and operation of a motor vehicle without a driver's license.

The source: The information in this story was provided by the Collier County Sheriff's Office and TMZ.

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