CHRISTIANSTED — Two of 11 Venezuela nationals arrested off the coast of St. Croix waters three years ago in connection with drug smuggling charges were
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Confidential Informant Found Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking After Turning Cowboy On Feds
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A confidential informant who turned cowboy on the feds and tried to make off with $1.1 million in cocaine after a beach
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Convicted Felon With Loaded Gun On The Balcony At JFK Project Gets 5 Years In Prison
CHRISTIANSTED — A convicted felon caught with a loaded firearm on the balcony of a St. Croix housing project will serve nearly five years in
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Ecuadorian National Cops Guilty Plea After Smuggling 2,861 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Ecuador pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in federal court today, authorities said. Anthony Rommel Cuero Garcia, 24, of
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Grand Jury Indicts 3 From Puerto Rico With Smuggling 165 Pounds of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned a two-count Indictment charging three men with trying to smuggle 165 pounds of cocaine into St.
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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four
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Coast Guard Seizes $5.2 Million In Cocaine As Part Of Caribbean Corridor Strike Force
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos offloaded 551 pounds (250 kgs) of seized cocaine Tuesday in Puerto Rico. Three men, one
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3 More Crew Members of La Gran Tormenta Plead Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling
CHRISTIANSTED — Three more members of a Venezuelan fishing boat — including the vessel’s captain — have pleaded guilty to their roles in smuggling 124
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Sexogenarian Dominican Madam Pleads Guilty To Importing Sex Slaves
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic woman who imported at least eight women to work as sex slaves and then forced them to perform sex
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Coast Guard Seizes $20 Million In Cocaine, After At-Sea Drug Bust Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agents offloaded approximately 1,000 kilograms of seized cocaine
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