BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic…
CRUZ BAY — The VIPD believes there could be thousands of undocumented persons currently in the territory and confirmed that St. John is the preferred entry point for people migrating illegally. In 2023, authorities encountered…
SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists seized 116 pieces of counterfeit luxury jewelry contained in a single consignment originating from China for infringing intellectual property rights. If the items were…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 44-year-old St. Thomas man pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl possession charges, authorities said. Tahir Donadelle pleaded to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl when he appeared before U.S. Magistrate…
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix native who put the cocaine into the coconut — instead of the lime — was given 8.5 years in prison. Kareme Holst, 46, currently a resident of Colorado, was sentenced…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A California woman pleaded guilty to drug possession charges, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith said Thursday. Joeva Elizabeth Williams, 39, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Chinese man who trekked from China to Suriname by air and Suriname to St. Thomas by boat will be deported back to his homeland. Xiaoling Li, 32, of Beijing, pleaded guilty…
SAN JUAN (AP) — Federal agents seized an estimated $35 million worth of cocaine from a boat that ran aground a reef off Puerto Rico’s south coast, authorities said Thursday. Two men from the Dominican…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is facing criminal charges for trying to bring “several bags” of marijuana into the territory on a commercial airline, authorities said. Nikillo Jahlanie Rhymer, 47, was arrested Tuesday…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man caught with 29 pounds of marijuana in his checked suitcase was arrested on drug trafficking charges this weekend, authorities said. D’Jon Bilal Heyliger, 30, was arrested and charged with possession…