SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says crews from its Caribbean Air and Marine Branch (CAMB) have collaborated with federal and local law enforcement partners in disrupting a human smuggling attempt in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico, resulting in the capture and repatriation of 15 individuals. The CBP said a Caribbean-based […]
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Texas Man Tells Feds He’s Not A Marijuana Dealer, He Intended To Smoke All 9.5 Pounds Of Pot Himself
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas man was detained after allegedly trying to smuggle 9.5 pounds of marijuana into St. Thomas that he told authorities he planned to smoke all by himself. A federal criminal complaint has been filed against Lequan Jaheem Pemberton, of Austin, for possession with intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. […]
St. Thomas Man Who Had 40 Pounds Of Marijuana In His Luggage Pleads Guilty To Being A Drug Dealer
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who had 32 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in his luggage at the St. Thomas airport admitted in federal court that he was a drug dealer, authorities said. Sheldon Stuart “Shellz” Isles, 38, of St. Thomas, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in District Court on Friday and entered a […]
Dominican Woman Faces 55 Years In Prison For Running Sex Ring That Used Illegal Aliens As Prostitutes
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic woman faces up to 55 years in prison after admitting to running a human trafficking sex ring that pulled illegal women from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela to St. Thomas to perform commercial sex acts on customers, authorities said. Yohanna Gonzalez-McFarlane, 39, of Santo Domingo, appeared before U.S. Magistrate […]
Dominican Cocaine Dealer From New York Takes Ferry From BVI To St. John 5 Months After Being Deported
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national got two years in prison after he was deported from New York in 2019 for selling cocaine and returned to the United States five months later. Jose Fatima Rosario-Remigio of Santo Domingo was sentenced Wednesday on his conviction for illegal re-entry into the United States, United States Attorney […]
Brother and Sister Duo Sentenced to 10 and 3.4 Years For Firearms Trafficking
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A brother-sister duo who ran a gun trafficking operation that moved scores of assault rifles between Atlanta and St. Thomas were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday. Shawn Bernard Tyson, 34, of St. Thomas, was found guilty after a two-day trial of being a felon in possession of ammunition and of mailing […]
Columbian Man Arrested In Aruba Charged With Murder Of Transgender Sex Worker In Australia
ORANJESTAD — A 21-year-old Colombian man has been extradited from the Netherlands Antilles to Sydney and charged with the murder of an Australian woman. The body of 69-year-old Kimberley McRae was found in a Mount Street unit, in the beachside suburb of Coogee, on January 14. McRae had last been seen in Sydney’s eastern suburbs […]
St. Croix Resident Who Got Methamphetamines And Marijuana In The Mail Charged With Conspiracy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man who received methamphetamines and marijuana in the U.S. mail was arrested by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations special agents on Friday and charged with being a illegal drug dealer, authorities said. Jason Lee Current, 43, of St. Croix, made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon on […]
NYC Man Tells Feds Pot In Carry-On Bag Came From Stranger At Reagan National Airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man arriving from Washington D.C. with 11 pounds of marijuana in his carry-on bag told federal authorities that he was offered $15,000 at Ronald Reagan airport to bring the luggage to St. Thomas. Christopher Lloyd Turnbull of New York has been charged in a criminal complaint with possession with intent to […]
Man Who Fled Customs Facility After Seeing His Backpack Go Through X-Ray Machine Gets 2.5 Years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A young St. Thomas man who fled the Red Hook U.S. Customs facility when he realized that his backpack with a gun in it was about to be put through an x-ray machine got 2.5 years in prison. Javier Enrique Lima of St. Thomas was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison […]