Shock Twist: Charges Dropped for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Alleged Drug Mule in Airport Drama

After completing a pretrial diversion program, the former Syracuse University basketball player and associate of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was charged with smuggling drugs for the mogul, had all charges against him dropped on Tuesday, according to his lawyer. On March 25, officials found drugs in Brendan Paul’s suitcase at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, leading to his detention. Possession of suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana sweets were the criminal accusations that led to his arrest.

In a Tuesday afternoon email to The Hollywood Reporter, lawyer Brian Bieber stated, “Mr. Paul’s case was formally dismissed today — in its entirety.” At first, prosecutors were only pursuing the cocaine allegation, but Paul started a six-month pretrial diversion as part of a plea agreement usually given to first-time drug offenders program. The former Orangeman finished the course on Tuesday, and according to Florida court documents, Paul has fulfilled all the requirements.

Paul is referred to as Combs’ “mule” in the amended civil case that record producer Rodney “Lil’ Rod” Jones filed in a federal district court in New York. The complaint sparked intense conjecture about Diddy’s lifestyle and covert “freak off” parties and is chock full of graphic facts from Jones’ 18 months spent with the troubled rap entrepreneur. According to Jones’ lawsuit, Paul “packaged ecstasy, cocaine, GHB, ketamine, marijuana, mushrooms, and tuci in their carry-on luggage and went through TSA in order to procure, transport, and distribute these substances.”

According to the affidavit in Jones’ suit, Paul was also ordered “to carry (Combs’) firearm on their person whenever they went out.” Additionally, he was tasked with finding sex workers for the now-incarcerated rapper, negotiating their rates, and making sure Combs paid them. In March, Paul was arrested on the same day that Combs’ houses in Miami and Los Angeles were examined by officials in a bi-coastal operation. Combs was taken into custody on September 16 and faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. After being refused bail, he is now being held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, where he will stay until his trial in May. On Tuesday, September 17, Combs entered a not guilty plea to the criminal allegations in federal court in Manhattan.