CHRISTIANSTED — Jamoi Weekes, 30, of St. Croix, has pleaded guilty to threatening federal officials, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said Monday. Weekes’ sentencing is
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CBP drug dog sniffs out marijuana mule from Orlando
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking offenses after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers allegedly found 27 pounds of
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2 South American men, deported before, detained at St. Thomas airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two South American were detained by federal agents at the St. Thomas airport and charged with illegal reentry into the United States.
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Florida woman on probation for burglary and child neglect detained at St. Thomas airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who was on probation in Florida was arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas for being a
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New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport
CHRISTIANSTED — A New Jersey woman was arrested for trying to smuggle 26 pounds of marijuana through the Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, federal
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BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges related to a human smuggling operation, federal authorities
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St. Croix man indicted for threatening to kill federal agents
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who threatened to kill federal agents was indicted by a federal grand jury. Jamoi Weekes, 30, was charged with
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Federal government restarts parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela and Nicaragua
MIAMI — The Biden administration has relaunched a humanitarian parole program for Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti and has strengthened the process’ security measures after
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Methamphetamine disguised as shipment of watermelons seized at US-Mexico border in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons was seized at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in San Diego, U.S.
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Drug-sniffing dog not fooled by woman placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks in her luggage
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who tried to fool trained drug-sniffing dogs at the airport by placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks
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