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‘Weapons of war’ found in apartment of businessman, doctor & phone technician

- Assault rifles & drugs allegedly recovered from Hannah’s Estate residence; Trio remanded to HMP
The weapons allegedly found by police were a NATO 5.56 Rifle, right, and an AR 15 Rifle, left, which Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards described as ‘weapons of war’. Photo is not of actual weapons found. Photo: Internet Source/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A businessman, a doctor and a phone technician have been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut after they were placed before the court on gun and drugs charges today, May 27, 2020.

Charges

Mr Korrey Stoutt, 30, of Fort Hill, Mr Jordy Vargas, 29, and Yamill Medina-Acosta, 33, who share an apartment at Hannah’s Estate, Tortola, have been jointly charged with Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of Controlled Drug and Possession of a Prohibited Firearm.

They all pleaded not guilty to the offences reportedly committed on May 23, 2020.

Additionally, Mr Stoutt pleaded guilty to Breach of Curfew, not guilty to Possession of Proceeds of Criminal Conduct, namely $2,768, and not guilty to Illegal Entry.

The Crown is contending that Mr Stoutt landed in the Territory sometime between May 7 and May 14, 2020, without the leave of an immigration officer.

He had allegedly travelled to the Dominican Republic as well as Puerto Rico before returning to the Virgin Islands, according to the Crown.

Mr Stoutt is a Belonger and US Citizen who imports motor scooters and vehicles and also has a car rental business. He reportedly owns a house on Fort Hill.

Mr Vargas is a cellphone technician who has been in the Virgin Islands for the past 4 years and hails from the Dominican Republic.

Ms Medina-Acosta, a certified Doctor working as a Doctor’s Assistant in the Virgin Islands, is also from the Dominican Republic but has been in the Virgin Islands for the past 5 months.

She is the girlfriend of Mr Vargas.

‘Weapons of war’

The weapons allegedly found by police in the apartment shared by the trio were a NATO 5.56 Rifle and a AR 15 Rifle, which Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards described as ‘weapons of war’.

Hundreds of rounds of ammunition for three different weapons were also found, according to the Crown; however, no charges over the ammo find were presented to the court.

According to Prosecutor Mr Kael London, cocaine seized by police has a street value of more than $1M.

A bail application for the trio was denied and the matter will continue on June 18, 2020.

Mr Stoutt is being represented by Mr Stephen R. Daniels while Mr Vargas and Ms Medina-Acosta are being represented by attorney Ms Reynela Rawlins.

More details to follow.

61 Responses to “‘Weapons of war’ found in apartment of businessman, doctor & phone technician”

  • WOWW (27/05/2020, 16:52) Like (20) Dislike (9) Reply

    Oh damn Them A*abs about to kill us

    • @wow (27/05/2020, 18:48) Like (47) Dislike (49) Reply
      Guns ain’t all about trouble, A lot of us strapped because we want peace buttt it will be used for protection as it should so if you think you coming on my property to force a vaccine on me, you going see what war is really about, set this whole island off and there’s a lot more just like me... I’m a peaceful person but once my life is on the line imma choose me over you
      • @wow (28/05/2020, 00:24) Like (8) Dislike (13) Reply
        Sick sick sick
        • Greg (01/06/2020, 19:52) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
          They are Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest. Glad they were caught, because something big was going to happen. Businessman, doctor & Phone Tech. The 3 degrees of crime.
      • dude (28/05/2020, 00:38) Like (12) Dislike (56) Reply
        You dumb asses gonna kill innocent ppl with your propaganda & conspiracies. I doubt you read anything for yourself but you know so much. You watch vids and listen to other ppl who tell you things you want to believe but you think you're smart. You're like children but worse because you're grown ass adults. If you don't want a vaccine you won't get a vaccine stupid. AIDS doesn't have a vaccine and they made that right? You're worrying about some fantasy in your head. Set of crazy people who don't know truth from lies or nonsense from sense. Just like Trump.
      • @wow (28/05/2020, 05:41) Like (2) Dislike (6) Reply
        You sound like ignorant ARA supporter ..don’t bring US politics into our island
  • Hmm (27/05/2020, 16:53) Like (18) Dislike (89) Reply
    Free kory!!
    • To hmm (27/05/2020, 17:19) Like (49) Dislike (11) Reply
      People like you are the problem with society. He like to wear his pants below his behind....he in the right place now to show off his a$ $ crack....spy hi to pumpkin
  • Well Sir (27/05/2020, 17:06) Like (43) Dislike (2) Reply
    Every day bucket go to the well one day it's bottom must drop out it was just a matter of time
  • Y.E.S (27/05/2020, 17:14) Like (38) Dislike (0) Reply
    they produce the right sort of guys pmsl. Jail for a very long time for all 3
  • boy (27/05/2020, 17:15) Like (9) Dislike (8) Reply
    @@ hmm free who d colpte u must be mad u mean free d Santos this man in this l**"*g
    • See (27/05/2020, 19:38) Like (47) Dislike (2) Reply
      Real intelligence on display here . And you dont think we have a huge problem in the territory . Life in prison would send a message and help clean the territory of this human garbage
  • World Gone Mad (27/05/2020, 17:16) Like (60) Dislike (1) Reply
    You see the kind of weapons that have made their way into the BVI. And the biggest problem is the light sentences that are handed down by the court for gun possession.
  • UK (27/05/2020, 17:17) Like (50) Dislike (10) Reply
    Time to allopw the Royal Navy to patrol the borders , they need not land, but the BVI is not COVID-19 free not when the borders are porus
    • Guest (27/05/2020, 20:14) Like (19) Dislike (1) Reply
      No BVI politician will ever sign off on that and we all know why and it don’t have jack to do with not wanting U.K. intervention...
  • y (27/05/2020, 17:30) Like (30) Dislike (2) Reply
    A lot of those men need to go behind bars all thay do is destroying the young people life and makeing big life for them self wicked Ness in high places u could what all those gun's for is to kill judge I hope you stay on top ah thing
  • Post turtle (27/05/2020, 17:33) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
    They must get in if you have the cat watching the cheese
  • Woahhh!! (27/05/2020, 17:49) Like (57) Dislike (4) Reply
    Ask those who have high positions in Customs and the Airport. Maybe in Immigration too! They letting in these people all the time and getting pay underhand. This man probably bringing in them drugs in the seat of the vehicles or something. Thats A LOT of cocaine!! And those guns?? I don't know what the BVI is turning into...
    • But of course (27/05/2020, 21:53) Like (24) Dislike (0) Reply
      The drugs is coming in in the car seats, roof, tires etc. The big guns is broken down in small pieces and shipped in furniture.
      • B (27/05/2020, 23:29) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
        They know the cerions brimg them in their close and food stuff. The brake them down in pieces and put them up they have export in the store to do that. And those same guns the sticking their stores up with.
      • intel (28/05/2020, 08:16) Like (1) Dislike (4) Reply
        The drugs is also being packed in condoms and stuffed in the heels of shoes, once the shoes reached it’s desternation, the heels is removed the drugs is removed and the heels of the shoes is glued back on the shoe.
    • B (27/05/2020, 23:32) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      A Jamaica
  • please note (27/05/2020, 17:57) Like (11) Dislike (5) Reply
    Mr. Stoutt is a Belonger and US Citizen. ?????
    • HAHA (28/05/2020, 07:03) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      Yeppppp! Me too. Go figure . Dual citizenship
    • Nothing new (30/05/2020, 06:33) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Nothing new there. Many belongers are born in St. Thomas. Doubt he files a US tax return though, as required for all US citizens, no matter where they live.
  • GG (27/05/2020, 18:19) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    @wooow, true it so scary, wow.
  • yoyo (27/05/2020, 18:36) Like (19) Dislike (2) Reply
    irresponsible IBH, do tests on them, put a ban on DR, how many like them here illegally, god knows n we declare v r free of Corona
  • You Hear Where They Come in From (27/05/2020, 18:47) Like (19) Dislike (3) Reply
    The Dominican Republic which has the highest number of cases in the Caribbean.

    15,264 - Total tested positive
    192 - New Cases
    468 - Total Deaths
    8 - Recent Deaths
    8,534 - Total Recovered
    123 - Critical Condition
    6,262 - Total Cases Still Active
  • Doctor? (27/05/2020, 19:21) Like (14) Dislike (9) Reply
    Not sure a 5 day course in plucking eyebrows qualifies you to practice medicine?
  • B (27/05/2020, 19:31) Like (18) Dislike (2) Reply
    Such a small Country, why such heavy fire power.
  • Come on (27/05/2020, 19:51) Like (5) Dislike (21) Reply
    These guys live here basically. Doctor 5 months, well that’s questionable but the Techi been here 4 yrs. so what’s the thing about banning the DR and Corona talk. They in jail already test them ! that’s big time quarantine. The drugs was not found on the boat neither the guns. These guys catch a ride. Cory broke curfew , illegal entry ,hmm not sure about that one.
  • Come on (27/05/2020, 20:10) Like (15) Dislike (10) Reply
    This is the new norm. No forced Vaccine from Bill Gates and Faucci , we need our protection. Stand up BVI.
  • In Plain Sight (27/05/2020, 20:56) Like (43) Dislike (3) Reply
    Why do we refer to money launderers (drug smugglers) as businessmen?
    • wow (28/05/2020, 06:22) Like (5) Dislike (4) Reply
      If you are operator of 3 legal business in the VI what are you then smh..
      • Study to Understand (28/05/2020, 11:49) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
        What is Money Laundering?

        The goal of a large number of criminal acts is to generate a profit for the individual or group that carries out the act. Money laundering is the processing of these criminal proceeds to disguise their illegal origin. This process is of critical importance, as it enables the criminal to enjoy these profits without jeopardising their source.

        Illegal arms sales, smuggling, and the activities of organised crime, including for example drug trafficking and prostitution rings, can generate huge amounts of proceeds. Embezzlement, insider trading, bribery and computer fraud schemes can also produce large profits and create the incentive to “legitimise” the ill-gotten gains through money laundering.

        When a criminal activity generates substantial profits, the individual or group involved must find a way to control the funds without attracting attention to the underlying activity or the persons involved. Criminals do this by disguising the sources, changing the form, or moving the funds to a place where they are less likely to attract attention.

        How is money laundered?

        In the initial - or placement - stage of money laundering, the launderer introduces his illegal profits into the financial system. This might be done by breaking up large amounts of cash into less conspicuous smaller sums that are then deposited directly into a bank account, or by purchasing a series of monetary instruments (cheques, money orders, etc.) that are then collected and deposited into accounts at another location.

        After the funds have entered the financial system, the second – or layering – stage takes place. In this phase, the launderer engages in a series of conversions or movements of the funds to distance them from their source. The funds might be channelled through the purchase and sales of investment instruments, or the launderer might simply wire the funds through a series of accounts at various banks across the globe. This use of widely scattered accounts for laundering is especially prevalent in those jurisdictions that do not co-operate in anti-money laundering investigations. In some instances, the launderer might disguise the transfers as payments for goods or services, thus giving them a legitimate appearance.

        Having successfully processed his criminal profits through the first two phases the launderer then moves them to the third stage – integration – in which the funds re-enter the legitimate economy. The launderer might choose to invest the funds into real estate, luxury assets, or business ventures.
  • GG (27/05/2020, 21:03) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply
    lord, we dont know who we dealt with around this place. People are wicked me son. Can you imagine they planning while we sleeping,,,sad
    • it is written (27/05/2020, 22:09) Like (17) Dislike (1) Reply

      Matthew 13:25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
  • Mozart (27/05/2020, 21:15) Like (10) Dislike (3) Reply
    Dont overlook the highest amount of HIV/ AIDS, various STD, child trafficking,sex tourism. Small wonder we have made a quick effort to have direct flights to this place.
  • Me (27/05/2020, 21:19) Like (28) Dislike (3) Reply
    Let Governor Jaspert do his work.These hooligans know our leaders well &our leaders know them also.At times like this our country don't need no more negative reaction such as this.Now ur taliking OPENBORDERS ur'all gotta be crazy.With this activity the border is already open
  • st. thomas (27/05/2020, 22:01) Like (18) Dislike (2) Reply
    Those are some powerful weapons. The bullets can go through a cement wall. Real scary, those guns are for military use only. Is it possible those guns is being stockpile for some type of assault on ......
  • hmm (27/05/2020, 22:14) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    Nato 5.56 is not a rifle. It is the type of rounds. Several guns carry that calibre ammunition.
    • @LOL (28/05/2020, 05:44) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
      It’s a assault rife with 45 caliber bullets..stop providing misinformation these weapons are dangerous
  • NezRez (27/05/2020, 23:22) Like (35) Dislike (1) Reply
    Good work capturing them. These people are poison! They came to do a lot of dirt and kill if necessary. Those guns are used in high drug dealing and murder. So glad they were caught, but there might be more of them here. I'm really afraid of living on my own homeland.
  • hello (28/05/2020, 00:11) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    nothing new; been happening for years; border security soft; some will be surprised all who involved; smugglers been out there for years; there is an old school songs when the captain was asked what's his cargo; man smuggled down to bagon flit from bvi to usvi
  • BuzzBvi (28/05/2020, 00:30) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    VI left BVI behind and now ready to kill itself. Saved from Covid but not able to save itself. RIP BVI. Deadbeat VI gun, drugs, scooter, race track gambling hell. Who would have thought VI would give it all away for the new world of donkey rides. Nothing against donkeys!! VI going back in time.
  • US (28/05/2020, 07:50) Like (15) Dislike (1) Reply
    Those weapons can do some major damage. What is the reason and the need for that type of gun to be needed in such a small place as the BVI unless something big time is about to pop off.
  • Hmm (28/05/2020, 08:17) Like (15) Dislike (4) Reply
    this is another example of y ppl should not watch how someone is living lavish lifestyle, you dont kno how they got wat that have!!!! i waitin for the day the BVI start confiscating items theses been broke then all of a sudden playin baller guys have once there is no proof of how they got them.
  • HMMM (28/05/2020, 11:45) Like (2) Dislike (8) Reply
    them wilfully did it.....them police
  • oh boy (28/05/2020, 12:06) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
    The Government pass and present plus Polititian and others in authority knows exactly why they don't want to pass the Law that the Assets of a citizen/ Belonger can be taken awya if they can not prove how the got them legally.
    That law is in most Caribbean Countries and it works.
  • That's (28/05/2020, 15:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why they don't want out side office in d fouce thay want to swim ah shore as they like my God don't sleep remember the man need to eat little and live long want all loose all brother
  • F (28/05/2020, 17:19) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    @@ please note what's that have to do with the price of cheese I don't want to know where he from but I know where he is going
  • boy (28/05/2020, 17:29) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply
    As d song say that keep bringing in the crack and d cocaine to mash up d youths them brain and then don't use it shameless set of human being God will judge all of u
  • Jane (28/05/2020, 21:17) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well I'm shock they didnt get bail because here in tortola they jail petty criminals for the pettiest things and give gun drug holders an ppl running from the law bail. Our system here is backwards
  • uh (30/05/2020, 16:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Kory boy dog eat yo super there is a time to think before you do


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