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2 VIPD Officers Arrested In Florida After 329 Kilos Of Cocaine Discovered On $22K-Per-Flight Private Jet

MIAMI — V.I. Police Department officer and V.I. National Guardsman Shakim Mike was aboard a chartered jet laden with at least 724 pounds of cocaine when it touched down in…

VI Free Press January 13, 2021

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U.S. Customs & Border Protection Announces $65 Million Coke Bust In USVI And Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says security personnel recovered at least 4,188 pounds of cocaine valued about $65 million in Caribbean waters last month. …

VI Free Press January 11, 2021

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St. John Man Gets 2 Years In Prison For Transporting Illegal Residents Via Ferry

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John man was given two years in federal prison for transporting an illegal resident via ferry to St. Thomas, authorities said. Courtney Matthias was sentenced…

VI Free Press January 7, 2021

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection On The Lookout For ‘Genuine Fakes’ In U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — With the holiday season ending, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are reiterating their consumer alert for counterfeit and pirated goods with…

VI Free Press January 7, 2021

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U.S. Customs And Border Protection Breaks Up Human Trafficking Ring Near Puerto Rico

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…

VI Free Press December 23, 2020

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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…

VI Free Press December 22, 2020

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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,…

VI Free Press December 7, 2020

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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…

VI Free Press December 1, 2020

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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…

VI Free Press November 27, 2020

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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.…

VI Free Press November 25, 2020