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St. Croix residents busted with Cocaine in frozen conch @ Airport

February 4th, 2023 | Tags:
Aerial shot of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix. Photo: VI Island & Water Authority
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ST. CROIX — Two St. Croix residents appeared in federal court on Thursday facing drug trafficking offenses, after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents found narcotics in frozen seafood.

A release from U.S. for the USVI, Attorney Delia Smith reported that Edward Saldana and Bianca Torres arrived at the Henry E. Rohlsen airport on January 23, bound for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Spirit Airlines flight #NK 449.

Both were carrying "cooler bags containing individually wrapped packages of frozen conch," according to the statement.

CBP officers inspected the parcels and found four kilograms of a substance which yielded positive results for cocaine after a field test was conducted.

According to court documents, 36-year old Saldana and 34-year old Torres were charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and will each face between five and forty years in prison if convicted.

5 Responses to “St. Croix residents busted with Cocaine in frozen conch @ Airport”

  • Big Richard (04/02/2023, 13:52) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
    Ah remember the good old days when Coach handled all the trafficking
  • THE FEDS CLEANING UP (04/02/2023, 14:36) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply
    SO ALL THOSE SUDDENLY GOT RICH OVERNIGHT , HAD BETTER START PREPARING THEMSELVES , ALL THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IS BEEN MONITORED MORE CLOSELY NOW MORE
    THAN EVER ( ESPECIALLY AFTER THE COACH REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE ROYAL NAVY THAT
    OFFERED THEIR SERVICES FOR FREE ) DRUG MONEY IS BLOOD MONEY AND WHOEVER IS INVOLVED WILL ALL GO DOWN ONE BY ONE , SOONER OR LATER . NO OFFENCE
  • NezRez (04/02/2023, 18:06) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    What a waste of good conch and what a waste of your life behind bars now. Stupid!
  • Hmm (04/02/2023, 21:13) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    I well want some conch and can not get it. What a waste of conch.
  • Hmm (04/02/2023, 21:13) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I well want some conch and can not get it. What a waste of conch.


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