Jamaican-born pilot Jabari Brown, 20, won the $2 million jet during a MrBeast challenge
The pilot who won MrBeast’s $2 million private jet was arrested in connection to a drugs bust of over 261 kilos of marijuana worth $3.6 million.
Jamaican-born pilot Jabari Brown fought off 99 other airmen in last year’s MrBeast challenge, consisting of hauling an aeroplane, surviving jet blasts and skydiving.
Brown was the youngest pilot in the competition at 20, and was able to hold onto a jet in the middle of a freeway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for over 19 hours in the final.
On Sunday (31 May), the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) reported that Brown had been arrested amongst three others.
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Known as Captain Treezy online, he was among the four Americans who were detained by authorities.
Minister of SENAD Jalil Rachid, however, confirmed in a press conference that Brown has now been released.
He said that the Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that he had no involvement in the incident, as 261.6kg of high-THC marijuana was found on a private aircraft.
The plane, which was not the one Brown won in the MrBeast competition, arrived from Miami at Paraguay’s Silvio Pettirossi International Airport on Friday.
Jabari Brown has been released (YouTube/MrBeast)
The other individuals have been named as Marisol Rivas, 39, originally from New York; Troy Anthony Vásquez, 42, a native of Florida; David Thomas Wise, 58, a resident of California.
Anti-drug prosecutor Cubilla charged all three with international drug trafficking and unauthorized possession of narcotic substances.
Brown was the co-pilot, and the pilot was reportedly an Estonian man named Keith Siilats, who left Paraguay on a commercial flight before the drugs were discovered. A warrant has been issued for his arrest, UPI reports.
“A new blow was dealt to drug trafficking as part of the Hummingbird Program. Special Agents from SENAD (National Anti-Drug Secretariat) intercepted and seized a jet from the United States carrying 261.6 kilograms of premium marijuana, and arrested three US citizens linked to the operation,” SENAD wrote in a translated statement.
Three people have been accused of transporting over 261 kilos of marijuana worth $3.6 million (SENAD)
“The seized shipment, characterized by its high THC concentration, would have an approximate value of $3.6 million on the Brazilian illicit market, representing a significant financial blow to the criminal organizations involved.”
Brown previously told the Jamaica Observer that he was training to be a pilot, and said: “I fly private jets, I cannot fly [for] the airlines because I’m too young.
“I have all the qualifications, I have every requirement to be an airline pilot, but I’m not 21. I have to be 21 per the United States Law to be an airline pilot.”
The MrBeast challenge was filmed back in October (YouTube/MrBeast)
The content creator said he accepted to do the challenge without knowing what was going to be involved.
“One day, I just got a phone call… they asked if I was available from 8 October through the 18th, and I didn’t check my schedule, I just said yes… I had zero idea what it was about, I just knew it was with MrBeast, and there was gonna be international travel involved,” Brown said.Play
“It’s an indescribable moment because everything was so fast, but so slow, I’m like, so this means I’m a millionaire now? Just thinking of everything. I’m like, there’s no way, I can’t believe it.
“It was just hard to fathom anything, you know and then also thinking like you just won a MrBeast challenge, you are gonna be the front and centre of attention.”Featured Image Credit: YouTube/MrBeast
Topics: MrBeast, YouTube, Celebrity
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Updated 08:16 29 Apr 2026 GMT+1Published 17:01 28 Apr 2026 GMT+1
Man who won Lamborghini off MrBeast was given urgent advice as soon as camera turned off
It probably saved him a lot of hassle
MrBeast is well known for his lavish generosity but one man might well have been more grateful for the advice he received from the YouTuber.
The video creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has established himself as one of the biggest names on the video streaming site thanks to some incredibly outlandish videos over the years.
Since starting out as a teenager who was willing to count to incredibly high numbers, MrBeast has become a billionaire, even launching his own chocolate bars and an Amazon Prime version of the Netflix series Squid Game.
Although some of his videos have faced a little criticism, particularly after trapping a man in a burning house to try and win some money, he’s also done some great work for the planet by planting millions of trees and working to clean up our oceans.
He was the lucky winner (MrBeast/YouTube)
And love him or hate him, the creator always delivers on his promises, as one fortunate man found out in back in 2021 when the YouTuber handed over a pair of keys to a Lamborghini Gallardo, with no strings attached.
After his NDA from the video expired, the man has taken to Reddit to share how the exchange changed his life, while also crediting the 27-year-old for the urgent advice he gave him just moments after the cameras stopped rolling.
In the video, MrBeast spent a day as an Uber driver and surprised users by turning up in fancy vehicles, only to hand over the keys at their destination.
“While I eventually figured out that it was actually MrBeast, he turned off a few hidden cameras I didn’t even notice (first time in a car this expensive), [and] he told me to sell it as soon as he signed it over to me,” he explained.
That was some sound advice as it turns out that the man would have had to pay a luxury tax of $6,000 on the car shortly after all the documents were signed.
Unless he was willing to shell out that fee within 60 days, alongside other insurance premiums, the best financial option would be to sell the car and pick up something more family friendly.Play
And that’s exactly what he ended up doing, cashing in for the impressive total of $95,000 before buying himself a Honda Civic instead, while treating himself to some spending sprees before investing the rest of the money in his future.
So while his ownership of the Lamborghini was a brief experience, it certainly turned into a beneficial one for the man, thanks to the generosity and sound advice of MrBeast.
Here’s hoping the YouTuber starts handing out free stuff on the streets of England one day, and you happen to be in the right place at the right time