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Dominican Republic Man Admits To Sending Nine Pounds of Cocaine Through U.S. Mail

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man from the Dominican Republic admitted in federal court today that he mailed about nine pounds of cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service. Domingo Diaz Diaz,…

John McCarthy February 7, 2019

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U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $10 Million Worth of Cocaine Off Puerto Rico’s North Coast

SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol and Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) Joint Forces for Rapid Action (FURA) agents seized 884 pounds (401 kilos) of…

John McCarthy January 30, 2019

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Coast Guard Captures 29 Dominicans Trying To Come To United States Illegally

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Puerto Rican law enforcement took 29 people from the Dominican Republic into custody Tuesday who were…

John McCarthy January 24, 2019

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Three Dominican Republic Natives Charged With Smuggling $30M Worth of Cocaine Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three natives of the Dominican Republic appeared in federal court over the weekend to hear charges that they tried to smuggle $30 million worth of cocaine into…

John McCarthy December 17, 2018

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Dominican Deported Last Year Gets 1.75 Years In Prison For Coming Back This Year

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native who was deported from the United States last year for drug trafficking got 1.75 years in prison from a federal judge for trying…

John McCarthy December 6, 2018

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Two Men Who Brought $88,000 Cash From BVI Charged With Making False Statements

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A BVI native and a Florida man who allegedly brought a combined $88,000 to the territory in their luggage from the BVI were charged with two federal…

John McCarthy December 6, 2018

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BVI Native Faces 10 Years In Prison For Allegedly Smuggling 11 Pounds of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury decided that a British Virgin Islands native must stand trial for allegedly bringing 11 pounds of cocaine by ferry boat to the territory.…

John McCarthy December 6, 2018

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BVI Native Gets 10 Years In Prison For Hiding 22 Pounds of Cocaine In Beer Coolers

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A British Virgin Islands native was given 10 years in prison by a federal judge today for smuggling 22 pounds of cocaine through the airport in St.…

John McCarthy December 6, 2018

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Dominicans Who Smuggled 2,000 Pounds of Cocaine Here Get Slap On The Wrist From Visiting Federal Judge

CHRISTIANSTED – Two natives of the Dominican Republic who brought 2,000 pounds of cocaine by boat near Puerto Rico were given prison terms of four and nearly eight years in…

John McCarthy November 16, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Faces Life In Prison For Trying To Move 50 Pounds of Cocaine To Atlanta

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who admitted in federal court that he tried to move 50 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta on a commercial flight faces a possible…

John McCarthy November 13, 2018