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Leon King offered $200K bail; $$$$ detained for three months!

King was offered $200,000 bail. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 31 year-old Cane Garden Bay resident, who was caught with $136,620 three days ago, was offered bail in the sum of $200,000 of which $100,000 was cash when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon January 27, 2012.

Leon King pled not guilty to one count of the acquisition, possession or use of proceeds of criminal conduct.

He also has to surrender his travel documents and report to Cane Garden Bay police station every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between the hours of 6 am and 12 noon.

After making the bail offer Magistrate Tamia Richards stated that a person caught with over $136,000 must have a lot of money and she is only asking for $100,000. She also granted the Crown’s wish to detain the monies seized for three months, effective from today’s date.

According to the Crown, police observed King on January 24, 2012 around 2:25 pm travelling in and exiting a small vessel "Overeasy" close to the Frenchman’s Cay Bridge. The boat was searched and a black bag containing over $136,000 was found. King was the sole occupant of the vessel.

King is represented by Herbert McKenzie and Valston Graham appeared for the Crown.

A more detailed story to follow shortly.

16 Responses to “Leon King offered $200K bail; $$$$ detained for three months!”

  • zip it (27/01/2012, 17:26) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    leave the bouy drugs rules as w need some money on the streets things to tight deman
    • rat race (28/01/2012, 00:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      so the RVIP got its first tip off for 2012...now who was the rat??????? but they need to be watching our waters more carefully, but with out the parrot they would have never got close to picking up King Leon!
      • did you know? (28/01/2012, 08:34) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        i agree as all the UK police officers just at bars bad talking the locals.
        • Police Man -West End (28/01/2012, 23:57) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
          for real and trying to keep down the local police officers
          • - (29/01/2012, 18:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
            If you are a policeman then you should be ashamed of yourself and good job UK guys there to bail you out. Lets face what have you done if you do not respect fellow officers no matter where they are from you should never be a police officer. Hope you never progress OR end up training in UK you will be eaten alive your so dumb. Did you know jealousy is the root of all evil
          • TRUTH HURTS (29/01/2012, 23:42) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
            YOU ALL JUST HATE THE TRUTH...GO WEST END POLICE TELL DEM
  • cgb (27/01/2012, 18:00) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Leon boss what you gone to get your self in????
    • hard work and savings (28/01/2012, 08:59) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      hold up here for me!!! why ayo cannot beleive that the man was coming from work and the cash was from an honest days work??? He could have saved up that amount of cash? Why ayo always thinking the worst of our people?
      • Real Talk (28/01/2012, 11:00) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        Yea sure, it was his savings, why else would he tell police that he doesn't know anything about the boat? IDIOT!!! I'm not hating on the guy, to each his own. He's a grown man and can make his own decisions, I wasn't there so I don't know anything about where the money came from etc., he got to know. But to hear you talk foolishness on here is just unbelievable.
  • Native son (27/01/2012, 19:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    the king was finally caught!
    • crime & time (28/01/2012, 13:21) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      if he did the crime he must do the time end of story!
      • hold on (30/01/2012, 00:20) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        the man did nothing wrong..just a friend give him some money to hold for him to make a purchase..that all people!
  • expecting (28/01/2012, 00:13) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    oh no its he ok not to surprised
  • TOXIC (28/01/2012, 13:18) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    UK cops catching all de bad guys , now if de local cops stop sleeping on the job and catch de thieves we be in good shape man.
  • what in a name (28/01/2012, 23:46) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    i waz laughing as when i read this first I taught he name was LION KING! lol


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