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September 28th, 2024
USVI: Late-Night smuggling operation halted as CBP Agents shoot boat engine in tense interception

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LEINSTER BAY, St. John, USVI- Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a late-night smuggling attempt on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, as they tracked a vessel without lights heading towards Leinster Bay, St. John, from Tortola.

July 8th, 2024
Police officer arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into HM Prison

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are investigating a report about one of its officers attempting to smuggle contraband into His Majesty's Prison on Friday, July 5, 2024.

June 29th, 2023
Buney H. Chinnery sentenced to 8 months imprisonment in USVI

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- [British] Virgin Islander Buney H. Chinnery, 22, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after being convicted of failure to heave to law enforcement and giving a false statement to US law enforcement authorities.

February 25th, 2023
Tortola man pleads guilty for smuggling DR man into USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USIV - A Tortola man has pleaded guilty to bringing an illegal alien to the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) for private financial gain, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Friday, February 24, 2023.

July 20th, 2022
Jeremy Kuntz arrested for allegedly smuggling 19 migrants into VI

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- Officers of the Marine Branch have charged Jeremy Kuntz, 30, a resident of Chalwell Estate with smuggling migrants.

November 22nd, 2020
DR native residing on Tortola among 5 charged in USVI for smuggling cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A native of the Dominican Republic, who has been residing in the Virgin Islands (VI), is among 5 persons held by Federal agents on Wednesday night, November 18, 2020, for alleged drug smuggling in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).

August 26th, 2020
Persons blatantly advertising services requiring cross-border runs - Top CoP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Persons advertising services that require cross-border runs to the US Virgin Islands (USVI), even as the Territory has a strict COVID-19 border closure, could find themselves before the courts, Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews has said.

August 23rd, 2020
'This must stop!'- Top CoP blasts human smuggling activities

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Facing criticisms from community members over human smuggling from the US Virgin Islands (USVI), Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mr Michael B. Matthews has blasted persons engaging in the activity and has urged members of the Virgin Islands community to report instances of such.

July 2nd, 2020
Man accused of smuggling 10 Haitians claims his boat drifted into VI waters

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Crawford Sabaroch, 53, a national of Dominica residing in St Maarten, who is accused of smuggling 10 Haitians into the Territory on June 25, 2020, told the Magistrate’s Court during his first appearance today, July 2, 2020 that his boat had experienced engine trouble for days and had drifted into Virgin Islands waters.

May 24th, 2020
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.

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