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‘Drug Kingpin’ Robert Klyvert Pleads Guilty In Federal Crack Cocaine Case On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED – A man once called the "kingpin" of drugs in the U.S. Virgin Islands has admitted to his role in a federal crack cocaine case. Robert Klyvert, 47, pleaded…

John McCarthy January 30, 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 Republic Native Gets 7.25 Years For Taking 110 Pounds Coke on Barge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native was given 7.25 years in prison by a federal judge for smuggling 110 pounds of cocaine in the territory. Reynaldo Lerburds, 41, of…

John McCarthy December 13, 2018

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsors Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Training for VI and PR

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F Shappert said today that the Virgin Islands U.S.Attorney’s Office is sponsoring training this week for prosecutors from the USVI and Puerto Rico and…

John McCarthy December 10, 2018

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‘Grandpa Guyana Coke Dealers’ Move $71 Million Worth of Cocaine Through Caribbean

CHRISTIANSTED – Four mostly elderly Guyanese men admitted in federal court that they tried to smuggle 8,300 pounds of cocaine into the Caribbean. Mohamed Hoseain, 70, and Richard La Cruz,…

John McCarthy December 3, 2018

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Pennsylvania Man Michael Leonard Gets 3 Years For Concealing Crime He Didn’t Commit

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Pennsylvania man was given three years in prison for concealing a federal crime he knew someone else committed. Michael Leonard, 21, of Philadelphia was sentenced today…

John McCarthy November 29, 2018

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Puerto Rico Man Gets 10 Year Prison Term For Bringing 500 Pounds of Cocaine Here

CHRISTIANSTED – A Puerto Rico man was handed a 10-year prison term on Friday for his involvement in a cocaine smuggling operation that brought about 500 pounds of cocaine here.…

John McCarthy November 20, 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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Sergio Quinones-Davila Gets 23 Years For Heading Up Cocaine Trafficking Organization

CONVICTED! Sergio Quinones-Davila of Florida must serve 23 years in prison by order of a federal judge. CHRISTIANSTED – A Florida man was handed a 23-year prison sentence by a…

John McCarthy November 14, 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