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drugs

March 7, 2025

Pot seized after high-speed car chase

Police arrested a Baughers Bay man and seized 24.7 grams of marijuana after a high-speed car chase on Feb. 24 that ended in Sea Cows Bay, they said last Thursday. …

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by The BVI Beacon
December 19, 2024

70 kilos of pot found at Port Purcell

Marijuana weighing 71.84 kilograms was found last week during a routine inspection of a container at the Port Purcell port, police said. The drugs were discovered on Dec. 10 after …

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by The BVI Beacon
August 29, 2024

During crime crackdown, cops take fire

As police cracked down on crime over the past eight days, they took gunfire during a boat chase near Jost Van Dyke, pursued suspects in a high-speed car chase that …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Seized guns
June 6, 2024

Three questioned for botched VG robbery

Police arrested and questioned three people and destroyed marijuana fields following search operations carried out Friday and Saturday on Virgin Gorda as part of investigations into the attempted armed robbery …

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by The BVI Beacon
June 6, 2024

Trio charged for $34m coke find

Police arrested and charged three fishermen last Thursday night after helping to intercept a “suspicious vessel” carrying suspected cocaine believed to be worth more than $34 million, they said. The …

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by The BVI Beacon
May 9, 2024

Drug council to return by year-end

The National Drug Advisory Council is expected to be recommissioned by the end of this year, according to Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley provided the update …

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by Allison Vaughn
May 2, 2024

Maynard sentence delayed

United States District Court Judge Kathleen Williams has once again delayed the sentencing of Oleanvine Maynard, forcing the former BVI Ports Authority managing director to wait until June to know …

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by Jason Smith
April 11, 2024

Fahie sentencing delayed to June

Former premier Andrew Fahie’s sentencing on drug-conspiracy charges was initially scheduled for this month in Miami, but it has been delayed until June 25 after his lawyer requested more time …

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by Jason Smith
March 7, 2024

1,800 kilos of cocaine seized at sea

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 …

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by Jason Smith
February 22, 2024

After bust, cops mum on drugs

On Feb. 14, police officers acting on a tip pulled over a vehicle in Fish Bay and discovered illegal drugs, the Police Information Office announced last Thursday in a three-sentence …

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by The BVI Beacon
November 2, 2023

Fire officer charged for 34 kilos of coke

A Tortola fire officer maintained his innocence this week after he was charged in connection with about 34 kilograms of cocaine that police said they found while executing a search …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
October 23, 2023

EDITORIAL: Is crime at a tipping point?

Crime in the Virgin Islands appears to be approaching a dangerous tipping point where the rule of law and the institutions that ensure it are at risk of being overwhelmed. …

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by BVI Beacon
August 24, 2023

Cops seize plane, then clam up

After seizing an airplane carrying a “significant amount” of suspected cocaine on Aug. 19 on Anegada, police released a three-sentence statement about the incident. Then they went quiet. The Aug. …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
July 27, 2023

Four charged after violent boat chase

Police officers seized a “large quantity” of cocaine and two boats following a violent marine chase early in the evening of July 19, and they have now made several arrests …

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by Dana Kampa
February 27, 2023

EDITORIAL: We fear for Virgin Islands students

Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sharie de Castro recently stood in the House of Assembly and delivered a badly needed wake-up call that should shock the entire territory into …

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by BVI Beacon
May 4, 2022

US seeks to detain Fahie, Maynard for pre-trial

In advance of a pre-trial detention hearing for Premier Andrew Fahie and BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard set for Wednesday in a Miami court, prosecutors argued that the …

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by Dana Kampa
March 25, 2021

After eighth death in six months, police outline strategy for fighting crime

Two days after a man was gunned down in Fish Bay last week, leaders said the recent violence in the territory likely stems from the illegal drug trade, which they …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 4, 2021

Government employee denied bail after being charged in 259 kilo coke bust

Devon Bedford, 32, of Harrigan Estate, was denied bail during a virtual Magistrates’ Court hearing on Jan. 29 after being charged in connection with a Jan. 19 police seizure of …

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by Joey Waldinger

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