SAN JUAN — Federal authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $25 million worth of cocaine in waters off an outer island. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE) said Friday that nearly 2,400 pounds (1,100 kilograms) were found aboard a boat near the island of Vieques. Officials said they pursued the boat on Thursday but that […]
Category: U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office In Virgin Islands Recognized For Excellence After Storms
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F Shappert said today that a nine-member administrative team in the Virgin Islands U.S. Attorney’s Office (VI-USAO) has been recognized for their extraordinary service following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In September of 2017, the VI-USAO became the only USAO to encounter two Category 5 hurricanes in less than two […]
Dominican Republic Man Gets Four Years In Prison For Sending 4.4 Pounds of Cocaine Through U.S. Mail
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal judge gave a man from the Dominican Republic less than four years in prison today for sending 4.4 pounds of cocaine through the U.S. mail. Braulio Martinez, 33, of Santo Domingo, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]
Dominican Republic Man Admits To Sending Nine Pounds of Cocaine Through U.S. Mail
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man from the Dominican Republic admitted in federal court today that he mailed about nine pounds of cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service. Domingo Diaz Diaz, 40, of Santo Domingo, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Diaz was remanded pending […]
FBI Agents Raid Puerto Rico Bank Amid Venezuela Sanction Probe
SAN JUAN — FBI agents have raided a bank in Puerto Rico amid allegations over violations of U.S. sanctions imposed on those who do business with Venezuela’s government. FBI spokesman Luis Rivera-Santana said that agents today had a search warrant to identify funds that might be linked to entities or individuals on the sanction list. […]
Coast Guard Keeps 25 Dominicans From Entering Puerto Rico Illegally
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 22 people back to the Dominican Republic who were caught at sea trying to enter Puerto Rico illegally. Since October, the Coast Guard and Puerto Rican law enforcement have stopped more than 400 people in the Caribbean trying to make their way to the U.S. commonwealth island […]
UVI Bulletin Board for February-March 2019
Agrifest 2019 Set for Feb. 16-18: “VI Agriculture: Still Growing in 2019” The public is invited to attend the 48th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair of the Virgin Islands from Feb. 16-18 at the Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agricultural Complex, Estate Lower Love on St. Croix. The theme is “VI Agriculture: Still Growing in 2019!” The entrance fee […]
Coast Guard Intercepts 200 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $3 Million Off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard and Puerto Rican police stopped a speed boat Tuesday night smuggling 200 pounds of cocaine authorities say is worth about $3 million. The speed boat was first seen by the crew of a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry plane based in Miami. It was heading south about 20 […]
Former Prison Guard Gets Six Months Home Confinement For Selling Drugs At Golden Grove
CHRISTIANSTED – A former Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility guard got a half year of home confinement for dealing drugs in prison. Yasmeen Massicott, 40, of St. Croix was sentenced to three years of supervised release with six months of home confinement, for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]
‘Drug Kingpin’ Robert Klyvert Pleads Guilty In Federal Crack Cocaine Case On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED – A man once called the “kingpin” of drugs in the U.S. Virgin Islands has admitted to his role in a federal crack cocaine case. Robert Klyvert, 47, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr. to distribution of crack cocaine on January 18, according to U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert. Yesterday, Nolly […]