As the number of migrants apprehended in the region continues to rise, six Cubans and a St. Kitts and Nevis national were detained on Great Thatch early Friday morning, police …
September 16, 2022
July 22, 2022
19 migrants captured after boat chase
Early Monday morning, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force captured and detained 19 migrants and a Chalwell Estate captain after a boat chase that ended in Manuel Reef, according to …
February 3, 2022
30 migrants found near Kingston
Customs officers detained 30 migrants on Saturday after responding to a report of a suspicious vessel in the Kingstown area, Customs Commissioner Wade Smith said on Tuesday. After returning from …
October 1, 2021
23 migrants caught near Virgin Gorda
After being apprehended by Joint Task Force officers near Virgin Gorda on Sept. 22, 23 migrants were being detained by the Immigration Department as of Monday, JTF Chairman Wade Smith …
July 2, 2020
Police detain ten migrants, alleged smuggler
Responding to a tip from the public, a joint police task force last week arrested ten Haitian migrants and a Dominica national who was charged with being engaged in illegal smuggling …
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May 23, 2018
Senior gets prison time for smuggling migrants
Carwill Potter, 72, was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison after allegedly smuggling 21 migrants into the territory last year. During a hearing on April 23, …
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March 20, 2018
Man pleads guilty to smuggling migrants
A 72-year-old man admitted on Friday in Magistrates’ Court to smuggling 21 migrants into the territory last April. Carwill Potter, a Virgin Islands native, also pleaded guilty to the charge …