CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of Anguilla was given eight years in prison by a federal court for masterminding a cocaine and heroin operation that stretched from St. Thomas to Pittsburgh to Cleveland and Detroit. Nilda Morton, 32, of The Valley, Anguilla was sentenced on Thursday to 97 months (8.08

BLACK OPS IN JUDITH’S FANCY: A black military-style helicopter that was used in the drug interdiction mission. CHRISTIANSTED — Two military-style “black ops” helicopters were used on a successful nighttime drug interdiction operation by the federal government in Judith’s Fancy on January 30, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned.

KING OF THE SELFIES: Tolomah Foy of St. Thomas will not be able to take pictures of himself if he is sentenced to serve in a federal prison. Foy is accused of selling crack cocaine near a local high school. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal Grand Jury has

PURE WHITE GOLD: What 71 kilograms of cocaine looks like. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – A native of Puerto Rico will spend about 3.83 years behind bars after admitting to bringing 156 pounds of cocaine to the waters off of St. Croix. Carmelo Cruz-Velez, 52 of San Juan was sentenced to

ITCHY SCRATCHY FEELING: Rhasheel “Rash” Charles (right) in a Facebook posting about his business prowess. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 30-year-old St. Thomas native admitted in federal court to conspiring to smuggle nearly eight pounds of cocaine into the territory. Rhasheel Charles pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in

[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 30-year-old St. Thomas native was arrested on illegal weapons charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jashawn Bailey was arrested Friday on a criminal complaint charging him with one count of possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, U.S. Attorney Ronald

GUILTY PLEA: Shawn McIntosh [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – A 24-year-old St. Croix man admitted in federal court that he was a criminal in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Shawn McIntosh pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Golden Rock today to being a felon

[ad name=”HTML-68″] NEW YORK — U.S. law enforcement officials arrested a Jamaican with cocaine in beef pâtés at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport this week. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said that officers intercepted Chantal Alecia Bedward on arrival on a flight from Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday.

U.S. Attorney Ronald “Happy-Go-Lucky” Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Department of Justice is sponsoring a free movie night for people with disabilities — five days before Christmas in St. Thomas, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe. “The purpose of this event is to celebrate and promote the remediation work

CRACK DEALER? Tolomah Foy is accused of selling about one ounce of cocaine near a local high school. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 23-year-old St. Thomas man appeared in federal court on Monday to answer charges that he is a crack cocaine dealer. Tolomah Foy made his initial appearance