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Coast Guard Takes 69 Dominican Republic Nationals Back Home

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 69 Dominican Republic nationals to the Dominican Republic between Saturday and Monday, following multiple illegal voyage vessel interdictions in the Mona Passage. The…

John McCarthy November 1, 2022

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Federal Jury Convicts Man of Conspiring To Ship Opioid-Laced Drugs To St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal jury convicted a St. Thomas man of conspiracy to possess and sell the dangerous opioid fentanyl following an investigation into a woman’s overdose death. Elijah…

John McCarthy October 31, 2022

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Assistant Secretary of Interior Wants UVI To Chart Sargassum Advances In Key Locations

CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen Cantor has completed her first official visit to the USVI where she met with Governor…

John McCarthy October 24, 2022

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‘Operation Over Watch’ Nets 1 Arrest On Illegal Gun and Ammunition Charges: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A vehicle stopped for heavily tinted windows in St. Thomas led to the arrest of one man on illegal gun and ammunition charges. De'Shawn D. Williams, 26,…

John McCarthy October 19, 2022

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CBP Agents Detain Atlanta Fugitive At Cyril E. King Airport Monday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A wanted fugitive was detained by federal agents at the St. Thomas airport Monday based on an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Georgia. Eason Sh’Roi Polk,…

John McCarthy October 13, 2022

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Confidential Informant Found Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking After Turning Cowboy On Feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A confidential informant who turned cowboy on the feds and tried to make off with $1.1 million in cocaine after a beach shootout in 2019 was found…

John McCarthy September 23, 2022

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Florida Man Arrested For Failing To Register As Sex Offender In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local Justice officials say a Florida man who failed to register as a sex offender has been arrested on St. Thomas. Leon James Brisson Jr. 53, of…

John McCarthy September 23, 2022

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Ecuadorian National Cops Guilty Plea After Smuggling 2,861 Pounds of Cocaine

CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Ecuador pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in federal court today, authorities said. Anthony Rommel Cuero Garcia, 24, of Quito, pleaded guilty to conspiracy…

John McCarthy September 12, 2022

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Grand Jury Indicts 3 From Puerto Rico With Smuggling 165 Pounds of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned a two-count Indictment charging three men with trying to smuggle 165 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L.…

John McCarthy September 9, 2022

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Ex Puerto Rico Legislator Gets 5 Years For Bribery and Kickback Scheme

SAN JUAN — A former Puerto Rico legislator was sentenced Wednesday to 57 months in prison for engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme. He was also ordered to pay…

John McCarthy September 8, 2022