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June 24th, 2025
1,440 kilos of cocaine with estimated street value of $144M seized on VG- RVIPF

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A coordinated multi-agency operation conducted between June 17 and 18, 2025, involving the Department of Immigration, His Majesty’s Customs, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), and external law enforcement partners, resulted in several arrests and the seizure of approximately 1,440 kilograms of cocaine.

June 10th, 2025
USVI: Fmr bank teller accused of defrauding 90-year-old out of $100K

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A former bank teller, who now works as a clerk at the Frederiksted Post Office, has been accused of orchestrating a sophisticated financial scheme that defrauded a 90-year-old man out of $100,000.

May 25th, 2025
USVI: Elderly man gives thousands of $$ to alleged extortionist

VI CONSORTIUM

CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man is facing serious charges after allegedly coercing an elderly resident into repeated, unwanted financial transactions under threats of violence.

May 7th, 2025
22-year-old charged in relation to recent nightclub shooting incident

FREE BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- A young man has been arrested, as the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continue their investigation into a shooting incident that occurred during the early hours of Monday, April 28, 2025, outside a popular nightclub in the Free Bottom area.

April 30th, 2025
USVI: DR men claimed they entered USVI illegally from Tortola

VI CONSORTIUM

ANNABERG BEACH, St. Thomas, USVI- In two separate incidents, federal law enforcement authorities have detained at least seven people accused of illegally entering the United States.

April 10th, 2025
India national refused entry into VI arrested for illegal entry in USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A national of India who was refused entry into the Virgin Islands via Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport last week was subsequently arrested for illegal entry in the US Virgin Islands.

April 9th, 2025
Another US national held for ammo in luggage @ TB Lettsome Airport

TRELLIS BAY, Tortola, VI— The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has announced that over the past two weeks its officers arrested and charged two individuals after ammunition was discovered in their luggage at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport.

April 8th, 2025
2 social activists ‘Picko Moff’ & Kishma Penn arrested then released

EAST END, Tortola, VI- Two outspoken social activists whom lawyers have alleged continue to engage in libel and slander of residents, in particular the political class, were recently picked up by police, questioned and released.

April 8th, 2025
DR woman says she paid $8K to enter USVI by boat from Tortola

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A female citizen of the Dominican Republic, who was arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport (CEKA) on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) after Customs and Border Protection officers determined she had no legal status to be in the country, reportedly confessed to entering the USVI illegally from Tortola in the Virgin Islands.

March 20th, 2025
USVI: 64-year-old man charged after allegedly beating victim with stick

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A 64-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a victim with a stick in Frederiksted Town, the [US] VI Police Department has announced.

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