CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. Croix postal worker was given three years in prison by a federal judge on St. Thomas today for mailing at least 308 pounds of marijuana. Stephen Bernier, 53, of…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — A Dallas woman is free on bond today after federal authorities said she had at least 20 pounds of marijuana in her carry-on luggage. Kieantia Thomas-Okeke of Texas…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix’s Anguilla landfill was on fire again this morning. St. Croix Sen. Novelle Francis Jr., a former St. Croix police chief, weighed in on the “active fire”…
‘OUT THE BOX’: Forensic worker moves a body at a San Juan crime scene in January, Puerto Rico’s deadliest month in recent years. SAN JUAN — Just a half hour from the charming cobblestone streets of Old…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — An official visit to a registered sex offender led police to a cache of at least 600 marijuana plants were found in the man’s Mt. Pellier house. Virgin…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Two St. Thomas men appeared in federal court today to hear charges that they were convicted felons illegally in possession of guns. Rehelio Trant, 39, and Gamba Potter, 32, each of St.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native appeared in federal court in St. Thomas today to answer charges that he made fraudulent claims that he lost hundreds of items in the mail. Shaquin Brodie, 20,…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A prominent British politician has accused Her Majesty’s overseas territories of undermining the security services by helping North Korea dodge U.S. sanctions. Margaret Hodge, a former…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized 25 pounds (11.4 kilos) of cocaine in a backpack concealed inside the center console of a private…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was arrested on Monday on charges related to trying to smuggle nearly nine pounds of cocaine into the territory. Braulio Martinez, 33, of Santo Domingo, was…