The outfielder was apprehended at Kennedy Airport for attempting to bring 11 pellets he had swallowed into the United States after stepping off a June JetBlue flight, according to the New York Post.
Caminero, who is from the Dominican Republic, has been in custody for seven months, the New York Post reports.
Caminero last played for the Renegades, a Tampa Bay Devil Rays affiliate, in 2012.
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