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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

