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January 2nd, 2026
SKN native charged following firearm recovery in Fahie Hill area

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A St. Kitts and Nevis native was charged by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) following an intelligence-led police operation conducted on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, in the Fahie Hill area.

December 16th, 2025
Police silent on illegal narcotics allegedly found @ Marina Cay shoreline

MARINA CAY, VI- While the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is yet to make a statement to the public, sources within the Force have confirmed reports to our News Centre that illegal narcotics were retrieved from the shoreline of Marina Cay on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

June 10th, 2025
'Inappropriate sexual behaviour’, drugs & violence plaguing high schools- Hon de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that the issue weighs heavily on the national conscience, Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. De Castro (AL) has raised the alarm about the rise of serious and extreme misbehaviour among students in the public secondary school system.

August 26th, 2024
UPDATE: Man charged after stop-and-check operation

PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed the arrest and subsequent charging of a 28-year-old man following an intelligence-led, stop-and-check operation, on Friday, August 23, 2024, which was part of a concerted effort to address recent incidents of public disorder.

August 25th, 2024
3 firearms, large cache of ammo recovered in Purcell Estate; Man on bail arrested

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man who is out on bail was arrested and three firearms, along with ammunition, were recovered in Purcell Estate on Saturday night, August 24, 2024, when the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continued its special operation, conducting intelligence-led stop and checks, targeted patrols, and searches in designated hotspots.

April 28th, 2024
USVI: Woman says drugs in luggage was a favour for child's father

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A woman in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) is facing felony drug charges after being nabbed at the airport, allegedly with marijuana and THC paste in her luggage.

March 4th, 2024
UPDATE: Three charged for illegal guns, drugs after police search operation

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force have charged three persons in relation to the firearms, ammunition, and drugs found on Friday, March 1, in Purcell Estate.

February 16th, 2024
Purcell Estate man charged for unlawful possession of controlled drugs

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have indicated that on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, acting on information received, they arrested multiple persons after they intercepted a vehicle in Fish Bay on Tortola and uncovered illegal drugs.

January 23rd, 2024
Police uncover guns, weed & ammo in VG stop & search

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have reported that while conducting a stop and search operation on Virgin Gorda, Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stopped a vehicle containing three male occupants.

October 31st, 2023
2 charged after drugs found in vehicle @ Fat Hogs Bay

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two young men, including an 18-year-old, are facing drugs and firearm charges, after officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) intercepted a suspicious vehicle after 11:00 PM on October 28, 2023, while on routine patrol in the Fat Hog’s Bay area.

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