CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic and a native of Haiti were given at least three years in prison on Thursday for their roles in a conspiracy to sell 2.2 pounds of cocaine here. Tommy Ramirez, 29, of the Dominican Republic, and Ramon Clavel, 55 of Haiti, were sentenced for their roles […]
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BVIslander Gets Three Years, St. Thomian Gets 4.25 Years After 2.2 Pound Cocaine Conspiracy Convictions
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A British Virgin Islands man was given three years in prison and a St. Thomas man was given more than four years in prison for their convictions in a conspiracy involving 2.2 pounds of cocaine. Dexter Harley, 32, of Tortola, and Jose Squiabro, 44, of St. Thomas, were sentenced for their roles […]
Five of Seven Venezuelan Natives on Vessel Have Now Pleaded Guilty To Marijuana Smuggling
CHRISTIANSTED – Two Venezuelan natives admitted in federal court to their respective roles in bringing 357 pounds of marijuana to the region. Felix Gomez, 38, and Rosauro Morao, 43, each pled guilty on Wednesday in U.S. District Court to one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel, United States Attorney Gretchen […]
Two St. Thomas Men Get At Least 13.3 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Cocaine Conspiracy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Two St. Thomas men were given 14 and 13.3 years in prison respectively for their part in a conspiracy to ship drugs from the Virgin Islands to the U.S. mainland with the help of one of Gov. Kenneth Mapp’s bodyguards. Craig Richardson, 43, and Germaine Hall, 41, were sentenced today to 168 months and […]
Dominican Republic Native Stashes 4.4 Pounds Of Cocaine In Electronic Equipment And Mails It
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic admitted in federal court that he put 4.4 pounds of cocaine in electronic equipment and mailed it to himself. Braulio Martinez, 33, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court before Judge Curtis Gomez to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen […]
Dominican Republic Native Admits He Tried To Bring 121 Pounds Of Cocaine Into USVI
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic admitted that he tried to smuggle at least 121 pounds of cocaine in a vehicle on a car barge into the territory. Reynaldo Lerburds, 41, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court before Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to conspiracy to possess […]
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in St. John Cocaine Case … Faces Three Years
BUSTED! Virgin Islands Police Department and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration personnel arrest Reynaldo Lerburds at the to the Red Hook ferry terminal in St. Thomas on April 18. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to his involvement in a cocaine shipment to St. John and his efforts to conceal […]
St. Croix’s Winston ‘Moo-Moo’ DeCastro Gets 5 Years In Prison For 2.3 Ounces of Crack Cocaine
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man was given five years in prison by a federal judge today for possessing about 2.3 ounces of cocaine base. Winston DeCastro, 45, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Golden Rock on the charge of aiding and abetting the distribution of “crack cocaine,” […]
Dominica Native Gets 6.5 Years in Prison For Federal Cocaine Conspiracy Conviction
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of Dominica was given 6.5 years in prison by a federal judge for a cocaine conspiracy conviction. Kenneth James, 51, of Roseau, was sentenced before District Court Judge Curtis Gomez, to 78 months incarceration for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. […]
Six Men Convicted In Eight-Week Federal Cocaine Conspiracy Trial … Some Face 20 Years
CHRISTIANSTED – Following an eight-week re-trial, a St. Croix federal jury convicted six men of cocaine conspiracy and drug distribution charges, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today. Sergio Quinones-Davila, 43, of Orlando, Fla., Jose Hodge, 38, of St. Croix, and Omi Guitierrez-Calderon, 38, Anibal Vega-Arizmendi, 28, Jean Carlos Vega-Arizmendi, 26, Jesus Burgos-Montanez, 31, all […]