UK Foreign Secretary said Premier Fahie’s arrest showed ‘importance of CoI’
In a statement posted on Twitter, Struss said she was appalled at the charged of drugs trafficking and money laundering, which “demonstrates the importance of the Commission of Inquiry into governance on the Territory.”
Hours before, VI Governor John J, Rankin CMG said that the arrest was a US operation led by the DEA and has not been linked to the Commission of Inquiry report.
CoI report under spotlight
Struss in her statement further added, “I have spoken to the Governor of the BVI and he will be holding an emergency meeting of the Territory’s Cabinet later today. He will set out next steps tomorrow, including urgent publication of the Inquiry’s report.”
The Miami Herald has said that Hon Fahie, along with the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard was reportedly arrested at an airport after DEA agents posed as cocaine traffickers from the Mexican Sinaloa cartel.
The news of the arrest has since received international media coverage and sent shockwaves across social media with users in disbelief and questioning whether the arrest is part of a grand scheme for the UK to take control of the VI.
Most residents believe the CoI was called by disgraced former Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert aka ‘Gus’ because there was push back on his violation of the Virgin Islands (VI) Constitution and his abuse of power while in office where he acted like he was elected.
The Inquiry was called on January 18, 2021, in a move that was slammed by CARICOM for being called with no consultation, or prior communication between the UK government and the duly-elected government of the [British] Virgin Islands.
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"In one of the meetings, according to the court filings, Fahie had pulled out a calculator to work out that his 12 per cent share of the proceeds from selling the shipment in the US would be $7.8mn, agreed to allow the traffickers to use the BVI’s ports and requested an upfront payment.
Agents arrested Fahie, 51, on Thursday morning after he had inspected $700,000 in cash stashed in designer shopping bags on a plane at Miami-Opa locka airport, part of his supposed pay-off for helping the traffickers, the filing said. “Why am I getting arrested, I don’t have any money or drugs,” the agents quoted Fahie as saying as he was led away."
This is nothing but a @#%&& COUP by BRITAIN getting help from AMERICA @#%&$.
I.d love to hear Skelton clynes comments now on just how important the COI really is...top dog clearly caught...and not by britain so you cant even blame the colonialist !!
Now wah awyou gon do.
get a hold of that document; from last year this sting operation was ongoing: conversations being recorded::::request demanding money from the undercover agents to get the ball rolling
the document speaks to a meeting 07 April between our people and undercover agent right here in BVI
Anyone appointed by him will likely be examined very closely.
Imagine all that corrupt money going into roads, health and schools instead.
Unfortunately the judiciary in nature little secret has a track record of freeing all the kingpin they arrested!
Refusing the US extradition request and other matters has all lead to this!