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'There's a high use of drugs' in VI - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Without providing any solid statistics or research to back his claims, ZBVI 780am 'Honestly Speaking' radio show moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has declared that drug use amongst men and youths in the Virgin Islands is now at a staggering high.
Sleeping men found with drugs get suspended sentence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jariel Harrigan and Dillon Findlay, who were found guilty of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply to Another, were spared an immediate prison term when they appeared before Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo for sentencing on Thursday, September 26, 2019.
USVI man was ‘testing’ new boat found with drugs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Gerard Hilaire claimed to be giving his new fishing boat a test run when he was caught heading to an undesignated port of entry on Tortola with illegal drugs.
Jamaican prison cook arrested in Police sting operation
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI - Word reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) from senior law enforcement officials, is that a cook who works at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut on the main Island of Tortola, has been arrested by Police in a sting operation.
4 Guyanese plead guilty to 3,769kg cocaine possession
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI - United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today, December 3, 2018, that Mohamed Hoseain, age 70, and Richard La Cruz, age 51, both of Guyana, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2018, in federal court to possession of cocaine on board a vessel.
Take drugs or race men: IAAF to women with high testosterone levels
PRETORIA, South Africa- Some female runners with naturally high testosterone levels will have to race against men or change events unless they take medication, under new rules issued by athletics' governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
'Tough on drugs' lawyer appointed US District Attorney for USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— United States Attorney General Jeff B. Sessions on January 4, 2018 announced the appointment of Gretchen C.F. Shappert as Interim United States Attorney for the US Virgin Islands (USVI) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, which provides that “the Attorney General may appoint a United States Attorney for the district in which the office of United States Attorney is vacant.”
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.
Four arrested in drugs & ammo find
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police executed two search warrants early this morning, July 21, 2016.
Illegal drugs on flight still an issue for LIAT- Egbert M. Riley
BEEF ISLAND, VI - LIAT Airlines said it will continue to strive to ensure that illegal drugs do not get on its flights, however, this is dependent on the personal conviction and integrity of its own staff along with the effectiveness of airport security.
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