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‘There are too many guns in this territory’- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With an apparent increase in gun crimes in the territory, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said there is a need for action through the Police, Immigration and Customs to have increased controls and supervision of what’s coming into the territory to reduce the illicit import of firearms.
Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka’ to change plea to guilty
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka’, who was arrested along with ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie and former BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard on April 28, 2022, on drug and money laundering charges, has reportedly indicated in a US court he will be changing his plea to guilty.
Two men charged in drug seizure @ Beef Island
LONG BAY, Beef Island, VI – The two men detained in relation to Tuesday morning’s boat chase and drug seizure on Beef Island have been charged, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said.
Over 1000 kilos of cocaine worth $23M seized from vessel South of Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Two people from the Dominican Republic and one from Venezuela were arrested at the beginning of the week, when US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents intercepted a vessel south of Caja de Muerto, an island 8 miles off Puerto Rico’s south coast.
Venezuelans nabbed near USVI sentenced for conspiracy to possess cocaine
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Francisco Rodriguez-Infante, age 28, and Johnny Rodriguez-Rodriguez, age 30, two of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the coast of St. Croix, were sentenced on Thursday to 41 months imprisonment followed by 2 years supervised release.
Vessel sailing from SVG to VI allegedly held in St Kitts with narcotics
BIRD ROCK, St Kitts & Nevis- A vessel that purportedly left St Vincent en route to the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) was allegedly held in St Kitts with illegal drugs on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, several regional newspapers are reporting.
Bags of cocaine estimated @ £90M washes up on UK beach
WALES, UK- Police in Wales in the United Kingdom (UK) are investigating how bags of cocaine, with a reported street value of up to £90 million, washed up on a beach on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
Kadeem Maynard held without bond in Florida
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Kadeem Maynard, the son of former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Oleanvine Maynard-Pickering, has been jailed without bond while he awaits trial on drug and money laundering charges, along with his mother and former Virgin Islands’ Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
Ex-Premier Fahie pleads ‘not guilty’ to US drug, money laundering charges
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Former Premier of the Virgin Islands, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to launder money and import cocaine to the United States, his attorney said on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
USVI Ports Officer charged with intent to distribute cocaine
VI CONSORTIUM
St Croix, USVI - A V.I. Port Authority officer allegedly admitted to federal investigators that he agreed to transport a bag containing drugs through the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport because his compensation for doing so would be $50,000.