Amid reports that Hanley Ramirez was falsely accused as part of a drug investigation, the player’s agent blasted media reporting that initially linked him to a drug ring.
The Boston Globe reported Sunday that Ramirez was not a target of any federal or state investigations into a drug ring, as a friend of Ramirez who was involved dropped his name in an attempt to avoid arrest before ultimately admitting Ramirez did nothing wrong.
The friend told police that a box in his vehicle contained books that belonged to Ramirez, who told the officers that the box was not his and they were free to open it. The box contained two kilograms of fentanyl.
The initial reporting was firmly denied by Ramirez, and the player’s agent is understandably furious now that it has been dispelled.
Statement from Hanley Ramirez' agent, Adam Katz, with Hanley's reax to Boston Globe report that Ramirez is not the subject of any criminal investigation — contrary to Friday's reports: pic.twitter.com/kJdLg7fJdj
— Michael Silverman (@MikeSilvermanBB) June 24, 2018
It sounds as though Ramirez was linked very briefly, but falsely, and it was quite quickly dispelled. That last part apparently was left out of the initial reporting.
