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March 17th, 2021
'I don't have info' on where drugs seized are destroyed- Premier

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that the Virgin Islands (VI) government has no idea where drugs from seizures are sent when they are shipped out of the territory to be destroyed.

March 8th, 2021
No Bail! Taxi man & businessman remanded to HMP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards turned down a bail application for Paul Hodge, a taxi operator from Cane Garden Bay who was allegedly found with over 500 kilograms of cocaine by police on March 6 2021.

March 8th, 2021
Paul Hodge charged in relation to CGB cocaine bust

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – The male taken into custody after officers uncovered over 500 kilograms of cocaine in his taxi in Cane Garden Bay on Saturday, March 6, 2021, has been charged.

February 20th, 2021
Brits caught transporting £200K cocaine to UK! Country corrupt?

LONDON, UK – More drug busts continue to surface in the United Kingdom (UK), yet the country has not been labelled as corrupt by the UK Press and other high-profile government officials over the drug busts.

January 29th, 2021
Update: Devon Bedford denied bail for cocaine find @ Hodges Creek

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Devon Bedford, 32, was denied bail by Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards when he appeared in court today, January 29, 2021, charged with unlawful possession and possession with intent to supply.

January 28th, 2021
‘Distaste & Disrespect’ from UK press towards Premier & wife – Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands radio talkshow host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called disrespectful and distasteful the actions of one UK Newspaper who used a photo of Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and his wife, Mrs Sheila E. Forbes-Fahie, in their continued attempts to paint the territory as corrupt.

January 20th, 2021
Over 150 kilos of cocaine allegedly seized on Tortola- RVIPF

HODGE'S CREEK, Tortola, VI- Police reportedly seized a quantity of suspected cocaine in a rental vehicle in the Hodge's Creek area of Tortola on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

November 22nd, 2020
DR native residing on Tortola among 5 charged in USVI for smuggling cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A native of the Dominican Republic, who has been residing in the Virgin Islands (VI), is among 5 persons held by Federal agents on Wednesday night, November 18, 2020, for alleged drug smuggling in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).

November 10th, 2020
Serving policeman charged in connection with historic $250M drug bust

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews said a serving member of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has been implicated and charged in the recent $250 million drug bust in Balsam Ghut area, a story first reported by our newsroom.

November 8th, 2020
Large quantity of cocaine allegedly discovered in trailer in EE

EAST END, Tortola, VI- In what has been considered a major drug bust, police have allegedly discovered a large quantity of cocaine in a trailer in East End on Friday, November 6, 2020.

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