CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Costa Rica admitted to drug smuggling charges in federal court in Golden Rock today. Luis Antonio Orellana- Orellano, 69, of
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Puerto Rican Man With Cocaine Bricks In Duffle Bag At Hotel Gets 7 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican man who checked into a St. Thomas hotel with a duffle bag filled with 30 bricks of cocaine was handed
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Three Ecuadorians Charged With Smuggling 1,763 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — Three South Americans face federal charges tied to smuggling 1,763 pounds of cocaine by sea. Luis Menocal-Mero, alias “Luis Menoscal,” 38, Carlos Anchundia-Mero,
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Man Caught In Sting Operation Trying To Sell 110 Pounds Of Cocaine On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — A man was caught in a federal sting operation trying to sell 110 pounds of cocaine on St. Croix. Leroy Roebuck, Jr., 36,
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Brother of Boat Captain Who Brought 1,470 Pounds of Cocaine To St. Croix Gets 6 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — The brother of a British Virgin Islands boat captain who brought 1,470 pounds of cocaine worth $20 million to St. Croix got 5.8
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Dominican Man Admits To Bringing 1,388 Pounds of Cocaine By Boat Into U.S. Waters
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of the Dominican Republic admitted in federal court to smuggling 1,388 pounds of cocaine by boat into United States waters. Leandro
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2 Costa Rican Men Charged With Smuggling Over 4,000 Pounds of Marijuana At Sea
CHRISTIANSTED — Two Costa Rican men caught with at least 4,000 pounds of marijuana at sea have a lot of explaining to do in federal
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Matthew Hazel Gets 5 Years For Trying To Move 11 Pounds of Cocaine In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas cocaine dealer got five years in prison for being caught trying to move 11 pounds of coke in the
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Dominican Republic Sex Madam Gets 7 Years For Holding Women Prisoner In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican sex madam who duped gullible women into believing they would be serving men’s food needs by illegally migrating to St.
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One ‘Vicious’ Armed Robber Gets 3 Years For $1.1 Million Heist of Gem and Gold Store
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One St. Thomas man was given just three years in prison after terrorizing five jewelry store employees at gunpoint before making off
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