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1 local, 2 DR men arrested for alleged Illegal Entry, Firearm & Drug Possession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) from sources close to the situation are that three persons have been arrested for alleged Illegal Entry, Possession of Firearms and Possession of a Controlled Drug.
2 yrs jail; $12K fine for smuggler Tambu Frett
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 34-year-old human smuggler Tambu Frett of Little Dix Hill, Tortola, finally learnt his fate today, May 22, 2020, on the charges of Smuggling, Illegal Entry and Breach of Curfew, which he had all pleaded guilty to in the Magistrate’s Court since April 6, 2020.
Change of heart! Tambu Frett declines to testify
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islander Tambu Frett declined to give evidence to the court in his defence and through his lawyer, E. Leroy Jones, maintains that when he smuggled Bryan D. Bolan, a USVI resident, into the Territory on April 3, 2020, it was purely a 'humanitarian act'.
Tambu Frett’s phone records ‘dictates money’ for smuggling operations- court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- WhatsApp conversations appear to show that Tambu Frett of Little Dix Hill in East End, Tortola, may not be as generous as he is professing to be as in the case of Bryan D. Bolan, by giving free rides from the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to the Virgin Islands (British).
Newton hearing in Tambu Frett’s case to go on despite lawyer's opposition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite strong objection by defence attorney Mr E. Leroy Jones on behalf of his client, local Tambu Frett, the court will be proceeding to a Newton hearing.
‘I am not going after the $$, I want the boat’- Acting DPP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards has said under the Customs Management and Duties Act the dinghy used to smuggle US Virgin Islands (USVI) resident Bryan D. Bolan into the Virgin Islands (British) on April 3, 2020 by Tambu Frett, is liable to forfeiture.
'Newton hearing' in Tambu Frett case as Crown & Defense reach stalemate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The sentencing hearing for Mr Tambu Frett, who previously pleaded guilty to Illegal Entry, Breach of Curfew and Smuggling, was delayed again today, May 1, 2020, in the Magistrate’s Court after the Crown and the Defense could not come to an agreement on a report introduced during mitigation that implicates Mr Frett as a person frequently engaged in smuggling for profit.
'I will send a message of deterrence!'- Tamia N. Richards to curfew breakers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Ms Tamia N. Richards has vowed to send a message to persons like Tambu Frett of Little Dix Hill, East End, who was caught breaking a curfew order put in place due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Tambu Frett’s phone records implicate him in smuggling operations- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The sentencing for Tambu Frett, 37, of Little Dix Hill, East End, Tortola, was again postponed after the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit indicated that investigations by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have revealed he may be part of a smuggling operative.
8 mths jail for USVI man who entered VI illegally during curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “I could think of no dumber reason to break the laws of the Virgin Islands,” were some of the words uttered by Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards today, April 23, 2020, as she handed down custodial sentences and fines on Mr Bryan D. Bolan, who had pleaded guilty to Breach of Curfew and Illegal Entry on April 6, 2020.

