Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

Californian Man With 6.6 Pounds Of Marijuana At Airport Gets No Jail Time

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A California man who smuggled 6.6 pounds of marijuana into the St. Thomas airport was sentenced Thursday to no prison time, authorities said. Nathaniel Robinson, 29, of Montclair, California was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $1,000 for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]

St. Thomas Man With 40 Pounds Of Marijuana In Luggage Gets No Jail Time

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was caught at the St. Thomas airport with 40 pounds of marijuana in his luggage has been sentenced Thursday to no time in prison, authorities said. Sheldon Isles, 38, was sentenced to five years’ probation for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Gretchen […]

4 Men Nabbed With $1.28 Million After SUV Gets Stuck In Sand At Stumpy Beach

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal agents on routine patrol disrupted a smuggling operation at Stumpy Beach on St. Thomas Wednesday and recovered $1.2 million in cash in duffel bags, authorities said. Four men have been arrested and charged in the case, including Alcibiades Flis Batista, Geraldo Alverio Morales, and Jesus Javier Lebron Pinto. Each man is charged […]

Trinidadian Convict Who Used Fake ID At St. Thomas Airport Nabbed By Feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Trinidadian national who had been deported previously was arrested Thursday at King Airport on St. Thomas and charged with trying to illegally re-enter the United States. Allan Browne, of Port of Spain, made his initial appearance Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller. His detention and preliminary examination hearings were held […]

New Jersey Man Wanted For Manslaughter Detained By CBP At CEK Airport: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New Jersey man wanted in his home state for manslaughter was detained by federal authorities at the St. Thomas airport on Monday afternoon. Luis C. Cancio, 38, of Elizabeth, NJ, was arrested at 4:32 p.m. Monday and charged with being a fugitive from justice, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. “Cancio […]

BUSTED! St. Thomas CBP Officer Caught Red-Handed With 40 Pounds Of Cocaine In His Carry-On Luggage At Atlanta’s Airport

ATLANTA — A St. Thomas-based federal agent’s double life as a law enforcement officer and drug smuggler was exposed by an alert drug-sniffing dog in Georgia, authorities said. Ivan Van Beverhoudt, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer tasked with intercepting drugs in the USVI, was indicted on federal charges after authorities found nearly 18 […]

Rohlsen Airport Worker Who Gave 11 Pounds Of Cocaine To Drug Mule Gets 2 Years In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A former St. Croix airport worker who provided 11 pounds of cocaine to a drug mule was given two years in prison by a federal judge. Lamech Matthew, 28, of Frederiksted, was sentenced in U,S, District Court in Golden Rock on Thursday after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess a […]

Police Need Your Help To Find Tarik Babrow Wanted For Shooting On Veteran’s Drive: VIPD Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is looking for 23-year-old Tarik Babrow in connection to a shooting incident that occurred on Tuesday on Veteran’s Drive near the Cancryn Bridge. Babrow is a Black male who stands 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. He is known to frequent Hospital Ground, according to […]

Orlando Woman Tries To Smuggle Nearly 15 Pounds Of Marijuana In Checked Luggage Into St. Croix: USAO

CHRISTIANSTED — A Florida woman tried to smuggle 14.61 pounds of marijuana in her checked luggage at the St. Croix airport, federal authorities said. Yvette Simeina, 40, of Orlando, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute by person on board aircraft, U.S. […]

Drug Mule Coming From Miami With 17 Pounds Of Marijuana Gets Less Than 1 Year In Prison From Judge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who smuggled 17 pounds of marijuana into the St. Thomas airport last year has been given less than a year in prison as punishment, authorities said. Christopher Vera was sentenced to 10 months in prison and three years of supervised release for attempting to smuggle marijuana into St. Thomas, U.S. […]