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$10K bail for Johnson’s Ghut man charged for alleged drug offences
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A young man from Johnson’s Ghut was slapped with $10,000 bail after he was arrested and charged for Possession of a Controlled Drug and Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply, according to the Arrest Blotter for October 18 to October 24, 2020, as released by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) today, October 28, 2020.
‘Weapons of war’ found in apartment of businessman, doctor & phone technician
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.
Belle Vue man remanded on drug possession charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ranks of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) arrested and charged Shaquille Benjamin, of Belle Vue on December 7, 2019, for unlawful possession of a controlled drug.
‘Fast life isn’t the best life!’ Magistrate tells man found with drugs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Before imposing a $5,000 fine on Devonte H. Furlonge of Horse Path for drug-related offences, Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo had some words of advice for him.
Police Arrest Blotter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The following is the arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) from October 30 to November 6, 2017 .
Exclusive: HMP inmate cries of injustice in court system
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut is asking the question “where is the justice in the Virgin Islands?” after being incarcerated for the past two years on drug charges.
Youth fined for ganja possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sean Young pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court Friday, March 14, 2014.
Belle Vue youth ordered to clean jail cells, vehicles @ RT Police Station
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Damion Scatliffe, 22, found himself the recipient of an unusual brand of punishment from the local courts when he was ordered, among other things, to clean the Road Town Police Station after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis.
JVD man allegedly enters court smelling of ‘weed’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A construction worker who recently pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis, allegedly turned up for his hearing at the Magistrate’s court smelling of the substance on October 4, 2013.
Crown drops assault charge against Jonathan Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Crown opted to offer no evidence against Jonathan Turnbull, 28, in relation to a common assault charge but proceeded on a cannabis possession charge which Turnbull pleaded guilty to when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on June 28, 2013.