FREDERIKSTED — A Crucian couple about to board a commercial aircraft In St. Croix were caught after federal agents detected nearly nine pounds of cocaine hidden in frozen conch they intended to take to Florida.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas cocaine dealer got five years in prison for being caught trying to move 11 pounds of coke in the territory. Matthew Hazel, 31, was sentenced on Friday to 120…
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. Thomas — but instead ended up serving their sex needs…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A shuttle airline employee and a Florida co-conspirator are facing drug trafficking charges in connection with attempting to transport cocaine onboard a Spirit Airlines Flight bound for Orlando. Shakari Francis, 26, of…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One St. Thomas man was given just three years in prison after terrorizing five jewelry store employees at gunpoint before making off with stolen items worth $1.1 million, authorities said. Tashawn T.A.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two of four would-be BVI cocaine smugglers who were undone when their cigarette boat stalled out northeast of St. Croix admitted to their guilt in a federal court on St. Thomas. Sean…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury returned an Indictment today charging Alfredo Bruce Smith, 51, of St. Thomas, with twenty counts of charges including production of child pornography, coercion and enticement, and transportation of…
CHRISTIANSTED —A Colorado man faces a possible 40-year prison sentence after his conviction of being a cocaine dealer, authorities said. Kareme Holst, age 46, of Boulder, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court before Magistrate Judge…
CHRISTIANSTED — A Colombian man who used a fake ID to enter the United States at the St. Croix airport got a half year in prison today. Andres Bejarano, 34, of Bogata, was given that…
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 Parris, 34, appeared before Visiting…