ANTIOCH, Tenn. (WKRN) — More details have emerged about a raid that took place Sunday morning at an Antioch nightclub, which resulted in at least 100 people being detained and a heavy response from multiple law enforcement agencies.
Although dozens of people were detained at Miami Club along Antioch Pike, only three people were charged following the Sunday morning raid, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Middle District of Tennessee.
Officials said three men—identified as 37-year-old Rimon Salim, 44-year-old Antuan Rhodes and 35-year-old Jorge Luis—were all arrested and charged for their involvement in drug-related crimes at two nightclubs in Antioch.
Court documents reveal that Salim owns and operates Miami Club and Paisanos bar and pillar. Paisanos reportedly operates as a nightclub on the weekends from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. When it closes, Miami Club opens next door from 2:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. as an "after-party nightclub."
According to the district attorney's office, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has received over 400 calls for service from the clubs for incidents ranging from fights, shots fired, individuals suffering from gunshot wounds, theft, disorderly conduct and various other crimes.
“The extraordinary number of calls from citizens to police about these establishments justifies law enforcement efforts to hold these individuals accountable for their criminal activity,” said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire. “Night clubs like these, where illegal activity is rampant, are a blight on our city and we will do what it takes to clean them up for the benefit of the community.”
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In fact, officials said law enforcement began investigating drug trafficking in the clubs about 18 months ago. Undercover agents allegedly observed drug sales and drug usage inside the clubs.
Between February 2024 and March 2025, Jorge Luis—a citizen of Mexico without legal status in the United States— reportedly sold informants cocaine inside Paisanos' bathroom on multiple occasions.
The district attorney's office said Salim, Rhodes and others also sold and provided informants methamphetamine and cocaine in Miami Club on multiple occasions between August 2024 and March 2025.
Authorities reported Salim was charged with maintaining a drug-involved premises and distributing controlled substances. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison for maintaining a drug-involved premises, and up to life in federal prison for distributing controlled substances.
Meanwhile, Luis and Rhodes were both charged with distributing controlled substances. They face up to 20 years in federal prison and a $1,000,000 fine for each count.
“This operation exemplifies the effectiveness of collaboration between federal, state, and local agencies who have united to combat a drug trafficking operation,” said Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Carrico of the FBI Nashville Field Office. “The FBI remains committed to working with our partners to keep illegal drugs off our streets and holding those accountable for endangering our communities.”
Multiple agencies—including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department—assisted in investigating the case.