Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)

U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts 21 Illegal Migrants In The Mona Passage On Wednesday

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered repatriated 20 of 21 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Wednesday following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in the Mona Passage west of Puerto Rico. The remaining migrant was turned over to U.S. Border Patrol (CBP) agents to face possible criminal immigration and migrant […]

New Jersey Fisherman Detained For Entering BVI During Coronavirus Closure

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — A New Jersey-based longline fishing boat captain has been in jail for a month after he was detained in the British Virgin Islands on June 8 for traveling into BVI waters during coronavirus border closures. Now he is facing criminal charges and a months-long wait in a sweltering-hot island prison […]

Arizona Man Arrested After Trying To Smuggle 24 Pounds Of Marijuana To St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — An Arizona man who tried to smuggle nearly 24 pounds of marijuana to St. Croix in his luggage in last month was arrested by federal agents over the weekend, authorities said. United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Armando Antonio Mena of Phoenix was arrested Friday and charged with possession of […]

V.I. Agriculture Department Employee Damian Lang Arrested By Feds For Mailing Cocaine To South Carolina

CHRISTIANSTED — Damian Lang, a convicted felon and Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture employee, was arrested on federal drug charges Tuesday. Lang, 41, of St. Croix, is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today. According to court documents, Lang, who is a quality control officer […]

Culebra Boat Captain Gets Six Months In Prison, Loses His Boat For Smuggling Illegal Aliens

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat captain was sentenced to a half year in prison and will lose his boat after he knowingly transporting illegal aliens for “commercial advantage or private financial gain,” authorities said. Arturo Serrano-Arizmendi, 27, of Culebra, Puerto Rico, was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of knowingly transporting illegal aliens for […]

St. Thomas Man Hailed As A Hero In August Exposed As A Goat In October

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man went from hero to goat in just two short months. Federal authorities said that Randolph Donovan, Jr., a man working as a stilt walker for the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) at the Cyril E. King Airport on Wednesday. […]

Wanted Florida Fugitive Detained By VIPD After Outstanding Warrant Found At Airport Screening

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A wanted Florida fugitive from justice was arrested when he tried unsuccessfully to clear airport screening at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas yesterday, authorities said. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau traveled to Cyril E. King Airport to detain 33-year-old Randolph Donovan Jr., after they were notified that he was detained by […]

Puerto Rico Cops Find $15.6 Million Worth of Cocaine on Fishing Boat in Cabo Rojo

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they found cocaine worth an estimated $15.6 million on a fishing boat off the southwestern coast. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) against and Puerto Rican police searched the boat after stopping it off the town of Cabo Rojo. On board they […]

U.S. CUSTOMS: Texas Woman Had 20 Pounds of Marijuana and $40K in Carry-On Bags

[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 traveled from Dallas to Miami before taking an American Airlines flight to Henry Rohlsen Airport on Monday. A federal agent […]

VIPD Detains North Carolina Man Wayne Williams On Charges That He Grabbed An Underage Girl’s Butt In Front Of Her Parents

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A cruise ship passenger from North Carolina was taken into police custody when the Carnival Magic docked in St. Thomas after authorities said that he molested an underage girl in front of her parents on the ship. Wayne Williams, 37, of Ashville, N.C. was charged with unlawful sexual contact on […]