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Wanted For 2001 St. Thomas Murder, Reynarldo Rivera Jr. Captured By Georgia Police

ATLANTA -- A St. Thomas man wanted in connection to a 2001 murder has been arrested in Jonesboro, Georgia and detained pending his extradition to the territory. Reynarldo Rivera Jr. --…

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64 INDICTED: U.S.P.S. Has Been Delivering Illegal Drugs In PR and USVI Since 2010

SAN JUAN -- Authorities dismantled a transnational drug trafficking organization that used the U.S. Postal Service to purchase and traffic drug shipments to and from Puerto Rico, highlighting how vulnerabilities…

John McCarthy October 18, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Faces 12 Years In Prison On Marijuana Smuggling, Illegal Gun Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man faces 22 years in prison if convicted on marijuana smuggling and illegal gun charges. Le’Quan Registe, 24, of St. Thomas was arrested on…

John McCarthy October 18, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Faces 25 Years In Prison On Crack Cocaine, Robbery and Illegal Gun Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man faces up to 65 years in prison if convicted of crack cocaine, robbery and illegal gun charges. Ricardo Belgara, 49, of St. Thomas…

John McCarthy October 18, 2018

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St. Thomas’ Delroy Tatum Jr. Faces Stiffer Penalty For Allegedly Selling Crack Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man faces as much as 20 years in prison for allegedly selling crack cocaine on island four times. Delroy Tatum, Jr., 53, of St.…

John McCarthy October 18, 2018

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FBI Raids Government Office In Puerto Rico Looking For Fixed Bids, Forged Docs

[ad name="HTML-133"] [ad name="HTML-134"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — The FBI has raided a government office in Puerto Rico’s capital to seize documents and other items as part of…

John McCarthy October 17, 2018

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St. Thomas Armed Robbery Getaway Driver Devon Davis Gets Five Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas armed robbery getaway driver got only five years in prison when he was facing a maximum count of 20 years in prison. Devon Davis,…

John McCarthy October 11, 2018

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Former DPNR Officer Gets Nearly 16 Years In Prison For Running 100 Kilos of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former Department of Planning and Natural Resources officer who masterminded a smuggling operation that moved 220 pounds (100 kilos) of cocaine through the territory was given…

John McCarthy October 10, 2018

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DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsor Rx Takeback Day on October 27

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, A.J. Collazo and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that an upcoming prescription take-back event is scheduled for…

John McCarthy October 10, 2018

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Three Men Indicted By Federal Grand Jury on Robbery, Conspiracy and Illegal Gun Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three St. Thomas man were indicted by a federal grand jury on robbery, conspiracy and illegal gun charges -- two men with money laundering charges. On September…

John McCarthy October 2, 2018