CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican drug trafficker who lost his leg after a botched shootout with the feds on a St. John beach got nearly
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Venezuelan Crew Member Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling Off St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Venezuelan crew member admitted in federal court to his role in helping transport 90 pounds of cocaine into the waters off
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2 Hapless BVI Cocaine Runners Whose Boat Conked Out Near St. Croix Admit Guilt
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two of four would-be BVI cocaine smugglers who were undone when their cigarette boat stalled out northeast of St. Croix admitted to
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‘Revolving Door’ of Illegal Dominican Migrants Previously Deported Continues
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Dominican Republic nationals previously deported from the country have returned to the United States using St. Thomas as their staging ground.
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CBP Seizes $111 Million In Cocaine Off Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) has worked with its federal and international partners in
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Confidential Informant Found Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking After Turning Cowboy On Feds
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A confidential informant who turned cowboy on the feds and tried to make off with $1.1 million in cocaine after a beach
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Grand Jury Indicts 3 From Puerto Rico With Smuggling 165 Pounds of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned a two-count Indictment charging three men with trying to smuggle 165 pounds of cocaine into St.
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Coast Guard Offloads $22 Million in Seized Cocaine in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos and Caribbean Corridor Strike Force agents offloaded 2,425 pounds (1,100 kilograms) of seized cocaine Monday, following three separate at-sea interdictions near Puerto
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CBP Makes Massive Cocaine Bust In Puerto Rico
The CBP agents seized 794 pounds of cocaine is estimated to be worth $7.5 million in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN — The U.S. Customs and
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2 Vieques Men Who Brought $1 Million In Cash To St. Thomas By Boat Plead Guilty
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two residents of Vieques who tried to smuggle more than one million dollars in cash by sea to St. Thomas have admitted
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