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UPDATE: Aubrey Daniel to appear in court today for alleged Illegal Entry
WEST END, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has released the name of the person recently arrested at West End Ferry Terminal for alleged Illegal Entry, a story first reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).
Border surveillance team prevents attempted illegal entry- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The recent joint task force initiative to beef up border surveillance is already bearing fruit as, according to Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), the team has already prevented an apparent attempt at illegal entry.
RVIPF debunks reports of illegal entry @ VG & Beef Island as ‘false alarms’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reports circulating on social media of persons suspected of entering the Territory illegally at Savannah Bay on Virgin Gorda and Trellis Bay on Beef Island have been labeled as ‘false alarms’ by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
‘If you see something, say something!’ initiative reactivated- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an effort to get community support to tackle the issue of human smuggling and illegal entry, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reactivated the “see something, say something” initiative that was recently launched.
Police tracking down group of men suspected of illegal entry
WEST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and the Department of Immigration are actively pursuing about 6 to 8 men who entered the Territory yesterday morning, August 22, 2020, and docked at Alfredo Delville Marina in West End, Tortola.
Law enforcement needs to do its job, stop human smuggling - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The host of the Honestly Speaking radio programme, Mr Claude O. Skelton Cline has said he intends to hold Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews’ feet to the proverbial fire on the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s failure to adequately arrest the matter of smuggling through the Territory’s border.
UPDATE: $40k bail for duo charged with Illegal Entry & Breach of Curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two men arrested by police on August 11, 2020, for allegedly entering the Territory illegally have since been placed before the Magistrate’s Court and granted bail.
DR woman to spend 4 months @ HMP; Fined $1K for Illegal Entry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo today, July, 17, 2020, sentenced Ingrid Alcantara De Polanco, 42, of the Dominican Republic to four months at Her Majesty’s Prison for illegally entering the Virgin Islands.
T&T man caught during police raid admits to entering VI illegally
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of Trinidad and Tobago has been fined $1,000 plus two months at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) for illegally entering the Virgin Islands.
DR woman entered VI illegally but caught trying to leave via airport
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of the Dominican Republic residing in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was caught trying to exit the Virgin Islands via the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island on July 8, 2020, after entering illegally.