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Man allegedly arrested with marijuana in backpack on ferry
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A man who was wanted by police was yesterday, May 22, 2021, allegedly caught with a quantity of marijuana while onboard a ferry.
Boyfriend of UK woman missing in USVI blocks police access to boat
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI- Family and friends of Southampton, England resident, 41-year-old Sarm Joan Lillian Heslop who went missing from a catamaran in St John, US Virgin Islands, during the early hours of Monday, March 8, 2021, are calling for an "immediate and urgent investigation" into her disappearance as well as a thorough search of the boat, which the owner, Sarm's boyfriend Ryan F. Bane, has blocked access to through an attorney.
Loaded gun found @ Bar in ‘The Ghetto’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A loaded firearm has been taken off the streets of the Virgin Islands, thanks to persistence of officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), who were responding to reports of someone carrying a firearm in the area of Road Town referred to as ‘The Ghetto’.
Siblings questioned over marijuana found in air freshener can
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - At least two persons were questioned by police in relation to a quantity of marijuana reportedly found in an air freshener can that arrived in the Territory on a ferry on August 15, 2020.
6 arrested as illegal drugs found onboard ferry in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A discovery of illegal drugs onboard a ferry at the Road Town Ferry Dock on Wednesday, July 23, 2020, has resulted in the arrest of six persons, including the captain of the vessel.
Search intensifies for US tourist missing on St John since last week
VI CONSORTIUM
CORAL BAY, St John, USVI- Virgin Islands National Park (NPS) staff on St John, US Virgin Islands (USVI), planned to expand their search on Thursday morning, September 26, 2019 for Lucy Schuhmann, 48, of Kentucky, USA.
USVI Coast Guard ends search for overboard cruise ship crew member
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Coast Guard rescue crews ended their search for a MSC Seaside crew member at 8 P.M. Wednesday, May 16, 2018, approximately 8 nautical miles southeast of St Thomas, the Coast Guard said in a release issued Thursday afternoon.
3 JVD men held with illegal drugs in SCB
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three Jost Van Dyke males were charged with drug offences yesterday, October 4, 2017, following a police operation in the Sea Cows Bay area the previous night.
Still no sign of ‘Bongo’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Dive operations and extended search efforts on the surface of the water for Deshaun M. Bryon aka ‘Bongo’ have so far yielded no result following a boat mishap in Sir Francis Drake Channel around 5:30 P.M. on July 11, 2017.
One detained as a result of drug seizure
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A male was arrested after a search of his vehicle in Baugher’s Bay this morning, March 16, 2017 uncovered a quantity of cocaine.