CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Venezuelan crew member admitted in federal court to his role in helping transport 90 pounds of cocaine into the waters off St. Thomas late last year. Erickson Bolivar, 32, of Caracas,…
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 their guilt in a federal court on St. Thomas. Sean…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Dominican Republic nationals previously deported from the country have returned to the United States using St. Thomas as their staging ground. Kelvin Bautista Valdez, 35, and Gilberto Antonio Estrella, 59, each…
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 seizing 5,893 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea, “denying…
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 shootout in 2019 was found guilty as charged on Thursday,…
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. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith said. Pedro Juan Ramos-Ramirez,…
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 Rico. Fourteen men, Dominican Republic nationals, apprehended in these cases are facing federal…
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 Border Protection Air and Marine Operations made a massive cocaine bust earlier…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two residents of Vieques who tried to smuggle more than one million dollars in cash by sea to St. Thomas have admitted their guilt in federal court. Julius Alvarez-Gonzalez and Jimmy Garcia-Quinonez,…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Puerto Rican men aboard a no-lights boat who tried to ditch 174 pounds of cocaine during a sea chase between Culebra and St. Thomas were arrested Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F.…