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ADVISORY: Cannabis and leisure travel in the USVI—What you need to know

ST. THOMAS / ST. CROIX / ST. JOHN — As the U.S. Virgin Islands prepares for the full rollout of its legal adult-use cannabis market in 2026, a dangerous "legal…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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Behind the Badge: How CBP Intercepts Narcotics

When a flight from a "high-interest" hub like Miami lands at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, a specialized process begins long before the first passenger reaches the baggage claim. 1. The…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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California man faces sentencing for smuggling 23 pounds of marijuana to St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A 25-year-old California man is awaiting federal sentencing after pleading guilty to drug trafficking charges following his arrest at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix. United…

John McCarthy January 20, 2026

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St. Croix man gets one and a half years for threatening feds at HERA airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St Croix man was given 1.5 years in prison for threatening federal agents at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Frederiksted, authorities said. Jamoi A. Weekes,…

John McCarthy November 21, 2025

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Trump’s new travel ban takes effect today

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration…

John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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Dominican national gets 10 months for alien smuggling

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Omaily Sanchez Taveras, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced on May 30, 2025 to ten months imprisonment for illegally smuggling aliens, Acting United States…

John McCarthy June 2, 2025

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Private delivery packages delayed in the USVI. Plaskett looking into it.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Delegate to Congress' office received word of numerous complaints regarding private delivery package service delays in the territory, particularly St. John, and met with U.S. Customs…

John McCarthy May 24, 2025

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Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix dies in ICE custody after 3 months in captivity in U.S. detention centers

MIAMI — A Caribbean woman traveling from St. Croix who had been in ICE custody since February died suddenly Friday at the Broward Transitional Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Marie…

John McCarthy April 29, 2025

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Two teen girls subjected to full-body scans, strip searches, for wanting to backpack in Hawaii

HONOLULU (Daily Beast) — Two teenage girls from Germany were detained, arrested, and deported at an airport in Hawaii after immigration officials said it was suspicious they had not booked…

John McCarthy April 21, 2025

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USVI exempt from Imposing Trump tariff due to quirk of history

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands is eyeing an opportunity to benefit from President Donald Trump’s dramatic attempt to reorder global trade by trying to exploit its unique status…

John McCarthy April 14, 2025