Coast Guard seizes 9 suspects, $7.4 million worth of cocaine
SAN JUAN — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. offloaded and transferred custody of 245 kilograms of […]
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Puerto Rican man faces 20 years in prison after cocaine smuggling conviction
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After a two-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against a Puerto Rican man who
3 plead guilty to smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Central Americans and one South American pleaded guilty smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine in United States
Grenada man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine smuggling
CHRISTIANSTED — A Grenada man faces a maximum 20 years in prison after admitting in federal court on St. Croix
62 gang members charged with drug, firearm violations
SAN JUAN — A federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico on April 24 returned an indictment charging
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD. The administration is expected to reschedule it in a
5 men indicted on drug charges after DEA sting operation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury retuned indictments Thursday charging five St. Thomas men with drug trafficking. The men
Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law
BVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The reputed leader of BVI’s drug cartel got 10 years hard time from a judge. Ruben Reyes-Barel,
Crew of ‘The Blessed Lion,” who smuggled cocaine to the US by sea, gets nearly 5 years
CHRISTIANSTED — A cocaine smuggler from Nicaragua got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge. Michael Nelson-Gaet, 36,