CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man working for a contractor doing the remodeling work at the St. Thomas airport has been charged with dealing cocaine after allegedly admitting to hiding 10 pounds of cocaine in a men’s room wall inside the air terminal, authorities said.. Keilin Lopez Lopez has been charged with possession with intent to […]
Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
CBP FINDS: 2 Air Passengers With 10 Handguns, 4 Rifles, 1 Shotgun, 2 Bullet-Proof Vests, 407 Rounds Of Ammunition
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Monday two incidents where inbound passengers to the Cyril E. King Airport and the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, have attempted to smuggle firearms, ammunition and bulletproof vests in violation of local law. “The U.S. Virgin Islands has its own laws regarding possession of firearms and […]
Fingerprints Tell Feds Man At St. Thomas Airport Isn’t Who He Pretends To Be
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Fingerprints allowed federal officers to make an arrest at the St. Thomas airport after a deported man allegedly claimed to be someone he was not, authorities said. Gilberto Arana Wence was arrested on Friday and charged with illegal re-entry by a removed alien, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. According to court documents, […]
PUERTO RICAN CRIME WAVE PLAGUES USVI! San Juan Native Brought 10 Pounds Of Ganja To St. Croix In 2017
CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican woman admitted to being part of the Puerto Rican crime wave plaguing the U.S. Virgin Islands, owning up in federal court to bringing 10 pounds of marijuana to St. Croix in 2017. Nathalie Lopez, 31, pled guilty today in U.S. District Count in Golden Rock to one count of possession of […]
CEK Airport Traveler Admits To Packing Ruger LCP, Gun Magazine In Son’s Luggage
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas airport traveler who packed a pocket pistol and its gun magazine into his son’s checked luggage admitted as much in federal court on Wednesday, authorities said. Wayne Smith pled guilty in U.S. District Court to causing a firearm to be present in a federal facility, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. […]
St. Thomas Man With 5 Bags Of Cocaine In His Luggage At CEK Gets Time Served: USAO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who unsuccessfully tried to smuggle five bags of cocaine in his luggage to Orlando was sentenced to time served by a federal magistrate on Thursday, authorities said. Aubrey Meyers, 64, was sentenced on his conviction for possession of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Meyers previously pled […]
St. Thomas Man Pleads Guilty To Illegal Gun Possession After Fleeing U.S. Customs At Red Hook
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who fled the Customs inspection area in Red Hook and left a handgun in a backpack behind, pleaded guilty to illegal gun charges in federal court Tuesday, authorities said. Javier Enrique Lima pled guilty to possessing and transporting a firearm with an obliterated serial number and departing a […]
Woman Arrested At St. Thomas Airport With 11 Pounds Of Marijuana In Luggage
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman was arrested at the St. Thomas airport for trying to smuggle at least 11 pounds of marijuana into the territory, federal authorities said. A criminal complaint has been filed against Raquel Rivera for attempting to smuggle the marijuana into St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Rivera made her […]
2 Brazilian Women Entered United States Illegally … After Being Deported Previously: USAO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Brazilian woman have been accused of re-entering the United States after previously being deported as illegals, authorities said. Valdete Pereira Santana and Joice Costa De Souza, of Rio de Janeiro , were charged with entering the United States after having been deported and removed, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Pereira […]
St. Thomas Man Indicted For Having Gun With Obliterated Serial Number: USAO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Javier Enrique Lima was indicted on February 27, 2020 on multiple federal and local charges related to possessing and transporting a firearm with an obliterated serial number, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Lima was also charged with departing a customs facility before being authorized to do so, Shappert said. According to […]