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16 firearms & 3 tonnes of cocaine seized by police for 2023- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting the need for every law-abiding citizen to play their part in tackling the drugs trade, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said Police have assessed that the four murders committed this year are linked to that trade and/or organised criminal groups.
NSC hails arrest of suspected Pier Park robbers
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The National Security Council (NSC) has said it welcomes the announcement that two persons have been arrested in relation to the daring armed robbery of House of Luxury on Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
1.6 tonnes of cocaine worth £120m found in charcoal @ UK port
COALVILLE, Leicestershire, UK- A haul of 1.6 tonnes of cocaine disguised as charcoal and worth over £120m has been seized at a port in the United Kingdom (UK).
Kadeem S. Maynard introduced cocaine scheme to mother- Court documents
MIAMI, Florida, USA- The saga of cocaine conspiracy that resulted in ex-Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie, former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard and her son Kadeem S. Maynard be arrested by US authorities in April 2022, reportedly started when Kadeem approached his mother for assistance in helping a ‘member’ of the Mexican Sinola Cartel to smuggle cocaine to the US through Tortola.
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard enters plea deal over cocaine conspiracy charges
MIAMI, Florida, USA- As previously reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), former BVI Ports Director, Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard has pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to import cocaine, following a similar move by her son Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka' and now a plea deal entered over the indictment.
‘There are too many guns in this territory’- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With an apparent increase in gun crimes in the territory, Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said there is a need for action through the Police, Immigration and Customs to have increased controls and supervision of what’s coming into the territory to reduce the illicit import of firearms.
Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka’ to change plea to guilty
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka’, who was arrested along with ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie and former BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard on April 28, 2022, on drug and money laundering charges, has reportedly indicated in a US court he will be changing his plea to guilty.
Two men charged in drug seizure @ Beef Island
LONG BAY, Beef Island, VI – The two men detained in relation to Tuesday morning’s boat chase and drug seizure on Beef Island have been charged, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said.
Over 1000 kilos of cocaine worth $23M seized from vessel South of Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Two people from the Dominican Republic and one from Venezuela were arrested at the beginning of the week, when US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents intercepted a vessel south of Caja de Muerto, an island 8 miles off Puerto Rico’s south coast.
Venezuelans nabbed near USVI sentenced for conspiracy to possess cocaine
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Francisco Rodriguez-Infante, age 28, and Johnny Rodriguez-Rodriguez, age 30, two of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the coast of St. Croix, were sentenced on Thursday to 41 months imprisonment followed by 2 years supervised release.
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