Police seized 60 bales containing about 1,800 kilograms of cocaine shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday after intercepting a go-fast boat near Hodges Creek in what they described as the territory’s …
Fahie defence still under wraps as lawyers wrangle
Former premier Andrew Fahie’s lawyer is opposing four motions from United States prosecutors that could shape his upcoming drug conspiracy trial in Miami, which was scheduled to start Monday but …
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Kadeem Maynard gets almost five years
Virgin Islander Kadeem Maynard was sentenced to nearly five years in a United States prison on Monday after pleading guilty to participating in an alleged conspiracy to traffic large amounts …
133 hours of recordings among evidence in Fahie case
More than 133 hours of audio and video recordings are included in the United States’ evidence against former Premier Andrew Fahie, former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine, and her …
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EDITORIAL: Are local arrests next?
The United States’ criminal complaint against former premier Andrew Fahie painted a disturbing picture of an international drug trade that flourished in the Virgin Islands with the help of bad …
Earl “Bob” Hodge shot and killed in Hannahs Estate home
Earl “Bob” Hodge, who in recent years successfully dodged the United States’ repeated attempts to extradite him on drug-trafficking charges, was shot and killed at his home in Hannahs Estate …
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After leaving Tortola, Dominican Republic man nabbed in United States drug bust
At about 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, five men, including a Dominican Republic national who had recently travelled from Tortola to St. Thomas, were arrested aboard a vessel in the …
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