Kendale Lakes woman arrested in grow house bust

Miriam Baydes, 62, expected in bond court Friday afternoon

MIAMI – A 62-year-old Kendale Lakes woman is under arrest after she operated a grow house inside her home, police said.

Miriam Baydes was arrested Thursday on charges of drug trafficking, grand theft and using a home for trafficking drugs. She was booked into the Miami Dade County jail about 4 a.m. Friday morning.  

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Neighbors say the bust went down Thursday night at a home on the 14000 block of Southwest 63rd Terrace. They say police came out with several trash bags filled with marijuana and Baydes in handcuffs.

Baydes was expected to appear in bond court Friday afternoon.


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