Jose Aguiniga Arrested on Drug Dealing Charges
by David P. Greisman
Undefeated but inactive prospect Jose Aguiniga was arrested last Thursday in California for allegedly having drugs that he intended to sell.
Aguiniga, 33, was scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 17 on two felony counts of possession for sale of a controlled substance, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office’s online records. He was being held on $250,000 bail.
The online records did not specify which drugs Aguiniga is accused of having. California legal codes list a broad variety of substances that match the charges.
What online records do show, though, is that Aguiniga is apparently much heavier than he was when he was actively fighting. He was listed at 5-foot-5 and 200 pounds. Between 2000 and 2007, he fought as low as 117 pounds and as high as 134 pounds. Then, after nearly five years out of the ring, he came back in February 2012 at 139 pounds, entered another bout in May 2012 at 136 pounds, and then collapsed while trying to make 130 pounds for a bout in May 2013.
Aguiniga hasn’t had another fight since. He is 33-0 with 15 KOs.
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