U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – Page 3

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 cocaine and nine suspected smugglers to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…

John McCarthy June 9, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

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 smuggled at least 2.2 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas.…

John McCarthy June 5, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Crime News

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 territorial waters. Eleuterio Gomez Murillo, 53, of Colombia, and Randall…

John McCarthy May 8, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Crime News

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 that he smuggled 70 pounds of cocaine. Rodney de Roche,…

John McCarthy May 8, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

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 62 violent gang members with conspiracy to possess with intent…

John McCarthy May 5, 2024

Breaking News National News Police News

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 category that includes steroids and Tylenol with codeine. WASHINGTON —…

John McCarthy May 2, 2024

Breaking News Crime News Police News

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 who were charged are: Jamil Bell, 43, Peter Francis, 33,…

John McCarthy April 26, 2024

Breaking News Crime News National News

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 enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten…

John McCarthy April 21, 2024

Breaking News British Virgin Islands News Caribbean News

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, 37, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to 120 months…

John McCarthy April 20, 2024

Breaking News Caribbean News Crime News

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, of Managua, was sentenced to 57 months incarceration after pleading…

John McCarthy April 12, 2024