Agent Gannon (Homeland Security)

Yeah, that's right. So we heard from Gerard Gannon, who was a special agent with Homeland Security, and he talked us through the raid on Diddy's Miami mansion in March last year. And just to give you a bit of kind of context, you know, this mansion is on Star Island, which is a celebrity enclave. Jennifer Lopez has a house there. Gloria Estefan has a house there.

Yeah, that's right. So we heard from Gerard Gannon, who was a special agent with Homeland Security, and he talked us through the raid on Diddy's Miami mansion in March last year. And just to give you a bit of kind of context, you know, this mansion is on Star Island, which is a celebrity enclave. Jennifer Lopez has a house there. Gloria Estefan has a house there.

Shaquille O'Neal used to live there. You know, Diddy's house is worth $40 million. He actually owns the adjoining property, which is worth a similar amount of money. You know, this is a very, very, very exclusive celebrity enclave just near South Beach in Miami. And what Agent Gannon told us was that in March last year, they conducted the raid in the afternoon.

Shaquille O'Neal used to live there. You know, Diddy's house is worth $40 million. He actually owns the adjoining property, which is worth a similar amount of money. You know, this is a very, very, very exclusive celebrity enclave just near South Beach in Miami. And what Agent Gannon told us was that in March last year, they conducted the raid in the afternoon.

They knew that Diddy's family and he were going to be away from the home. They normally do raids about early in the morning, about 6 a.m., but they knew he was going to be out, and that's when they raided the house. And the way they did it was quite controversial in court. They actually got a sort of SWAT-style armored vehicle, busted down the gates, and then entered the property.

They knew that Diddy's family and he were going to be away from the home. They normally do raids about early in the morning, about 6 a.m., but they knew he was going to be out, and that's when they raided the house. And the way they did it was quite controversial in court. They actually got a sort of SWAT-style armored vehicle, busted down the gates, and then entered the property.

And the jury was shown a photograph of both of the gates, and you can see the right-hand side one was mangled. It had been bent out of shape, and it was basically broken by this armored vehicle. Didi's lawyers sort of tried to kind of, you know, make a big deal out of this, saying, well, this was overkill. But, you know, Agent Gannon said that this was standard practice.

And the jury was shown a photograph of both of the gates, and you can see the right-hand side one was mangled. It had been bent out of shape, and it was basically broken by this armored vehicle. Didi's lawyers sort of tried to kind of, you know, make a big deal out of this, saying, well, this was overkill. But, you know, Agent Gannon said that this was standard practice.

And then Agent Gannon walked us through what they found in the house with a mixture of photographs of what they found and actual physical exhibits in a car next to him in the court. First of all, he took us through Diddy's sort of main closet, which frankly was so large, it was about the size of my apartment in New York. And what they found in there was disturbing.

And then Agent Gannon walked us through what they found in the house with a mixture of photographs of what they found and actual physical exhibits in a car next to him in the court. First of all, he took us through Diddy's sort of main closet, which frankly was so large, it was about the size of my apartment in New York. And what they found in there was disturbing.

They found parts of AR-15 assault rifles wrapped in towels. One of them had a sort of red sight on it, which Agent Gannon said would have made it easier to hit the target. And they also found that the serial numbers had been scratched off. They also found boxes of platform shoes, bags of baby oil, astroglide lubricant, woman's lingerie, sex toys, and rope.

They found parts of AR-15 assault rifles wrapped in towels. One of them had a sort of red sight on it, which Agent Gannon said would have made it easier to hit the target. And they also found that the serial numbers had been scratched off. They also found boxes of platform shoes, bags of baby oil, astroglide lubricant, woman's lingerie, sex toys, and rope.

Essentially, this is what prosecutors would have described as a freak-off kit. It's all the ingredients for these kind of sexual performances, which he allegedly coerced women into having with him. So that was the first room that they searched in. So in total, Agent Gannon said that they found 13 pairs of platform shoes. And, you know, from this cart next to him, he pulled out various exhibits.

Essentially, this is what prosecutors would have described as a freak-off kit. It's all the ingredients for these kind of sexual performances, which he allegedly coerced women into having with him. So that was the first room that they searched in. So in total, Agent Gannon said that they found 13 pairs of platform shoes. And, you know, from this cart next to him, he pulled out various exhibits.

And one of them was a pair of red high seven inch platform shoes. And he kind of held them up, you know, by the heels with one in each hand. Another dramatic moment in front of the jury was when he cut open a bag containing the top part of the AL-15 assault rifle and held it up with two hands for the jury. You know, the jury were paying a lot of attention during this.

And one of them was a pair of red high seven inch platform shoes. And he kind of held them up, you know, by the heels with one in each hand. Another dramatic moment in front of the jury was when he cut open a bag containing the top part of the AL-15 assault rifle and held it up with two hands for the jury. You know, the jury were paying a lot of attention during this.

It was a very dramatic moment in court. Agent Gannon then took us to Diddy's bedside dresser, where they found a sort of small Gucci pouch, and inside were several small, clear bags with pills, capsules, which tested positive for drugs like ketamine, cocaine, and MDMA, which is a pure form of ecstasy. Some of the XTC tablets had imprints on them like Tesla or Supreme, the fashion brand.

It was a very dramatic moment in court. Agent Gannon then took us to Diddy's bedside dresser, where they found a sort of small Gucci pouch, and inside were several small, clear bags with pills, capsules, which tested positive for drugs like ketamine, cocaine, and MDMA, which is a pure form of ecstasy. Some of the XTC tablets had imprints on them like Tesla or Supreme, the fashion brand.

Agent Ganon then described going into the bathroom when there was a small wooden box with Puffy written on it. And inside were more capsules, more drugs, including some brown pills, which had the sort of ingredient from magic mushrooms in them. There were also weird scrawlings in lipstick on the mirror, you know, sort of motivational messages, sort of messages of love for Puffy.

Agent Ganon then described going into the bathroom when there was a small wooden box with Puffy written on it. And inside were more capsules, more drugs, including some brown pills, which had the sort of ingredient from magic mushrooms in them. There were also weird scrawlings in lipstick on the mirror, you know, sort of motivational messages, sort of messages of love for Puffy.