Federal agents conducted a raid on a Miami-Dade property on Friday, October 9, 2026, uncovering a cockfighting operation that housed several thousand roosters and resulting in three arrests.
The individuals taken into custody are Marcia Newark, 70, Sergio Ruiz-Osorio, 54, and Carlos Rafael Lezcanowas, 52.
Authorities noted that the operation violated Florida statutes that prohibit animal fighting, and federal raids such as this are a regular tactic to dismantle illegal enterprises.