Tag: Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

St. Croix Man Faces 10 Years In Prison For Smuggling 19 Kilos Of Cocaine To Miami

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man admitted in federal court that he tried to smuggle about 42 pounds of cocaine from St. Thomas to Florida, authorities said. Mikhail “NastyMik” Munoz, 31, of Campo Rico, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. […]

Feds Offer ‘Bomb Prevention’ Course In A Territory Where We’ve Never Had A Threat

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Bombing Prevention Awareness Course (BPAC) will be offered two days next week at the VITEMA offices on St. Thomas. On December 5 and 6, the courses will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m, Shappert said. “The BPAC […]

Investigators Want To Know Who Replaced VI and US Flags With Black ‘Allah’ Flags In St. Thomas

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — FBI investigators along with local police converged upon the entrance of the Cyril E. King International Airport this morning after a report came in that the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and nine other flags that normally hang on a welcome monument at the beginning of the […]

Former Beauty Queen Gets Two Years For Trying To Smuggle Nearly 18 Pounds of Cocaine Into USVI

SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON: KINIA BLYDEN CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 2011 St. John Festival queen has been ordered to serve at least two years in prison for her role in a massive cocaine trafficking operation. The former beauty queen, Kinia Blyden, was one of a dozen people who pleaded guilty to federal drug […]

Hip Hop Artist Kamaiyah Arrested For Alleged Tirade at Bradley Airport in Connecticut

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] HARTFORD — Hip hop artist Kamaiyah was arrested today after state police say she unleashed a tirade with vulgar language at a trooper and a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent going through security at Bradley International Airport. Kamaiyah Johnson, of Marina Delray, Calif., was charged with interfering with an officer and […]

IEKHS Grad Jamal Haynes Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Distribution Charges And Faces Up To 40 Years In Prison

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – An Ivanna Eudora Kean High School graduate has pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution charges in the territory. Jamal Haynes, 39, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Monday to two different conspiracies to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett said. U.S. District Court […]

VIRGIN ISLANDS TOURISM BOON OR BUST? Nine States To Require A United States Passport to Visit Them in 2018

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One of the selling points of the Virgin Islands current tourism campaign is to emphasize “No Passport Required.” But for nine United States that is all about to change … starting in 2018. So the question becomes: What will the impact be to tourism in the territory? Will it be a positive […]