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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
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Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide

Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD. The administration is expected to reschedule it in a category that includes steroids and Tylenol with codeine. WASHINGTON —…
Posted by John McCarthy May 2, 2024
BVI man admits he smuggled 5 illegal migrants into the territory by boat
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

BVI man admits he smuggled 5 illegal migrants into the territory by boat

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man admitted to a federal judge that he smuggled five illegal migrants into the territory by boat. Lorenzo Ortis Charles, 36, of Road…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury retuned indictments Thursday charging five St. Thomas men with drug trafficking. The men who were charged are: Jamil Bell, 43, Peter Francis, 33,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2024
Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
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Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten…
Posted by John McCarthy April 21, 2024
BVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison
Posted inBreaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

BVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The reputed leader of BVI's drug cartel got 10 years hard time from a judge. Ruben Reyes-Barel, 37, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to 120 months…
Posted by John McCarthy April 20, 2024
Crew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years
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Crew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years

CHRISTIANSTED — A cocaine smuggler from Nicaragua got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge. Michael Nelson-Gaet, 36, of Managua, was sentenced to 57 months incarceration after pleading…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2024
SOB sweeps up 6 in drug arrests on St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

SOB sweeps up 6 in drug arrests on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local police teamed up with their federal counterparts to make six arrests at a notorious open-air drug market on St. Thomas recently, the Virgin Islands Police Department…
Posted by John McCarthy April 11, 2024
Triple-murder trial of Chad Daybell begins with claims about zombies and doomsday plot
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Triple-murder trial of Chad Daybell begins with claims about zombies and doomsday plot

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of an Idaho man charged with killing his wife and his then-girlfriend’s two youngest children in an unusual case rooted…
Posted by John McCarthy April 10, 2024
Diddy’s time in the USVI under examination as part of feds probe of sex trafficking claims
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Diddy’s time in the USVI under examination as part of feds probe of sex trafficking claims

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In a recent legal filing in the Southern District of New York, Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones brought forward allegations of sexual assault, emotional distress, and other serious…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2024
Key findings from AP’s investigation into police force that isn’t supposed to be lethal
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Key findings from AP’s investigation into police force that isn’t supposed to be lethal

MINNEAPOLIS — Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can…
Posted by John McCarthy March 28, 2024

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