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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. Thomas, U.S. Attorney Delia L.…

John McCarthy September 9, 2022

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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 years in prison today. Daniel…

John McCarthy September 8, 2022

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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 Venezuelan and two Dominican Republic…

John McCarthy July 7, 2022

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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 pounds of cocaine to St.…

John McCarthy June 30, 2022

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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 acts to pay off debts…

John McCarthy June 28, 2022

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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 at Coast Guard Base San…

John McCarthy April 6, 2022

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CBP, DEA Agents Seize St. Thomas Aircraft Tied To Smuggling Activities

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized a St. Thomas aircraft on Tuesday suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an…

John McCarthy March 10, 2022

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Habitual Gun Offender Cuts Deal With Feds To Get A Lighter Sentence

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix repeat gun offender got a lighter sentence after pleading guilty to a lesser included charge — even though a traffic stop found illegal drugs and…

John McCarthy February 25, 2022

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St. Croix Man Gets 5 Years In Prison For Moving 4 Pounds of Cocaine Through Airport Bathroom

CHRISTIANSTED — A man was given five years in prison for trying to engineer the movement of 4.4 pounds of cocaine through the St. Croix airport bathroom last year. Keithley…

John McCarthy February 23, 2022

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Dominican Who Kept Venezuelan Women As Sex Slaves In St. Thomas ‘Dungeon’ Gets 6.5 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal judge ordered a Dominican woman to sit in prison for six and 1/2 years and pay nearly $1 million in restitution for her role in…

John McCarthy February 5, 2022