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February 8th, 2021
$300K found @ Port Purcell allegedly came on vessel from Anguilla

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom has been informed by sources close to the investigation that the some $300,000 cash discovered at the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) wharf at Port Purcell on February 4, 2021, allegedly arrived in the territory on a vessel from Anguilla.

February 4th, 2021
Large amount of cash allegedly discovered @ Port Purcell

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- [Post Time: 2:05pm] Word reaching our newsroom from senior law enforcement officials is that there has been a discovery of a large amount of cash at the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) in Port Purcell, on the main island of Tortola.

February 21st, 2020
VI seeking to restore working relationship with Federal Law Enforcement in USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE St Thomas, USVI- Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit, LL.M. made a presentation on the Virgin Islands (VI) Criminal Justice System at a leadership meeting with officials from Her Majesty’s Customs and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Justice.

March 27th, 2018
Unclaimed goods to be auctioned/disposed April 7, 2018

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Importers of unclaimed goods left for more than two months at Her Majesty’s Customs and the BVI Ports Authority are advised that these items must be cleared by Friday, April 6, 2018 to avoid having them sold at public auction.

November 7th, 2016
Ferry captain & passenger charged after gun find

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Members of Her Majesty’s Customs intercepted a firearm on Saturday November 5, 2016 at West End Ferry Terminal.

August 29th, 2016
Two more boats detained!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two privately owned boats have joined the fleet of ‘seized’ vessels by Her Majesty’s Customs as the agency continues its quest to bring the marine industry in full compliance with the laws and regulations that govern the industry.

June 21st, 2016
Charter company fined $95K for Customs & Immigration breaches- Wade Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Resulting from a strategic operation executed jointly by Her Majesty’s Customs and the Department of Immigration, a charter company was fine $95,000, having been found defaulting as it related to its compliances for operating charters in the territory.

March 5th, 2014
Man fails to declare $13k to Customs

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Colin Sinclair, 52, will now stand trial after offering a guilty plea before the court on a charge of failing to declare monies over the sum of $10,000 to Her Majesty’s Customs (HMC).

January 14th, 2014
UPDATE: Delta not commenting after Appeal hearing victory

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior members of the management of Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Limited very sternly said that they were not commenting on the decision of appeal judges Mario Michel, David Baptiste and Ola Mae Edwards yesterday January 13, 2014, despite having won the appeal.

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