CHRISTIANSTED — One man was arrested linked to a cache of guns and drugs discovered inside an SUV seized at a gas station on St. Croix, authorities said.
Lloyd Ferdinand, 35, was arrested and charged with carrying of firearms openly or concealed, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
As part of an ongoing investigation, members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau seized a gray 2016 Acura RDX at Moe’s Service Station on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m. , according to the VIPD.
At the time of the seizure, Joshawn “Goldo” Ayala was operating the vehicle, and Lloyd Ferdinand was a passenger, police said.
On October 23, 2025, a search warrant for the Acura RDX was signed by a Superior Court Judge, according to police.
Upon searching the vehicle, a firearm, loaded high-capacity magazines, drugs, and drug paraphernalia were recovered, police said.
Arrest warrants were then obtained for both Ayala and Ferdinand, as well as a search warrant for Ferdinand’s residence, according to police.
On November 15, 2025, at around 4:00 a.m., the search and arrest warrants were executed for
35-year-old Lloyd Ferdinand, police said.
Ferdinand was taken into official custody, booked and processed.
His bail was set at $50,000.00. Unable to post bail, he was transferred to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility in Estate Golden Grove.
Ferdinand is scheduled for an advice-of-rights hearing at the Superior Court in Estate Kingshill tomorrow.