Drugs found in container was over 70 kilos!
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed that His Majesty’s Customs intercepted 71.84 kilograms of marijuana during a routine container search at Port Purcell on Tuesday, December 10.
According to the RVIPF, the seized drugs carry an estimated street value of $718,400.
“This is a significant win in the Customs Department’s fight against drug trafficking. It also sends a strong message to those who seek to profit from the importation of illicit drugs,” Acting Commissioner Clinton Romney stated.
Romney reiterated the department’s dedication to securing the territory’s borders and safeguarding communities from the effects of illegal substances.
The Customs Department has urged the public to assist both Customs and the RVIPF by reporting any information that could aid ongoing investigations.
This bust follows a similar interception in December 2023 when more than seven pounds of marijuana were seized during routine checks at a local shipping company.
Despite these enforcement efforts, some residents have raised concerns about the territory’s porous borders and limited resources for monitoring ports of entry, suggesting that larger quantities of drugs may evade detection.
No arrests have been reported in connection with the latest seizure.
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Police always seem to catch the wrong things
WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY , IS IT THE WHITE COLONIALIST BRINGING IN THE COCAINE / GUNS AND THE ORDERING OF CONTRACT KILLINGS ❓️ , THE BARGES WAS USE AS FRONT , AND WORKED FOR A WHILE , BUT THE RED FLAG WAS RAISED WHEN THE NOTORIOUS B I G , MAKE SOME MOVES IN ORDER KEEP THE PEOPLE’S BUSINESS FLOWING THROUGH SMOOTHLY , BUT IN RETURN IT CAUSED HIM HIS DOWNFALL , HE TRIED THAY ” DOWN ON THE KNEES GIMIC , AND IT REALLY HAD US FOOLED / BUT THE MAN UPSTAIRS WASN’T , NOW THE SAME WAY YOU HOLLERING OUT ” FREE THE DREW ” , LETS HEAR YOU HOLLER OUT ABOUT THE POLICE SEIZURE OF COCAINE , THE SAME POLICE WHO YOU KEEP BADMOUTHING
thats alot of grass them was bout to be the distro for the start of the year
All very important questions.
Clearly there has to be a shipping paper trail here. A person cannot just ship a package without filling out some sort of paperwork.
While it’s a very good thing that the RVIPF intercepted this shipment, all the dots need to be connected here to find the culprits. I’m sure the RVIPF is already attempting to.
IMO, despite the former Ports Director and the former Premier are locked up in the U.S, looks like they have been replaced. The show must apparently go on.
Who ever the rat(s) are needs to baited and trapped. A keen eye needs to be focused on Ports. Obviously the rats are exploiting a hole.
le ga lize it
Invitations to the bonfire? We like parties here.
Fahie working his majic on our poor nation.
Weed? We talking about weed as a major bust? 70 kilos is roughly 150 pounds. Depending on the strain of the herb, maybe $2500 a pound. This load isn’t more than $350k worth of aging weed. That the rest of the world has legalized. We hear bragging about some darned grass like we did something great! Chuuuupes
So many places profit off marijuana recreationally and medically, it’s an absolute atrocity to do this to your own country. The taxes levied from this can help advance infrastructure and other things the territory needs. The government strongly needs to deep diver into what an asset this could be.
NIGGAH , GRASS IS THE LEAST AH YO PROBLEM , THEM HIT MEN FROM RO K , WILL BE PAYING SOME AH U A VISIT , AND IT WON’T BE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY , MY FRIENDS DON’T HANG OUT WID DEM WANNABE GANSTERS THIS SEASON BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BECOME A STATISTICS, AND WE ALL WILL BE SINGING ” ANOTHER ONE BITES DAH DUST ” LOOK WHAT OUR LOVELY AND ONCE PE COUNTRY HAS COME TO , ALL BECAUSE OF THE POWER HUNGRY AND GREEDY MINDS ,BUT SAY , SAY 2 , THEY WILL BE DOING US A FAVOUR BY CLEANSING THE COUNTRY OF THOSE WHO HAS BLOOD ON YHEIR HANDS ,SO THORSE COLDBLOODED
EXECUTION STYLE KILLERS WHO ARE WALKING IN THE STREETS AMONGST US WILL BE GETTING A TASRE OF THEIR OUM MEDICINE / ITS CALLED ” K A R M A ” ☠️ RIP HOPE THEY GET THISE WHI ARE PROTECTING YA’AL , SO THE COUNTRY CAN BE FREE OF ALL YOU COCROACHES ,AND BE RETURNED TO NORMALCY AS WE USED TO BE
That cant be good stuff. That is pure greed. Rejected dispensary weed, pesticides from the south, or filler cbd mids either way better it off the street. Illegal weed is a con man game these days. Regs compressed with the seeds n stems of 10 years ago was better than the new crap called mids that is everywhere.
Can you shut up? Go to the police if you have thing to say either that or you part of their botty boy gang encouraging violence.
Reading words like “Street value” and “illicit trade” and “$700,000” all I can think of is what a terrific waste of lost tax revenue. For every kilogram sold to happy customers, how much could the government be bringing in as tax? It would also take the revenue away from the criminals, which would drastically reduce their power and influence. We all win!
We all know that west weed the wrong man find it that way it got report. None of his boys he has paid off did not get to it on time
Leftovers from Head Coach
Next time you hold it until they come to pick up. Too much talking!
AKA – LB – ••• BOOKKEEPER ( IS THAT HOW YOU RESPOND TO WHAT YHE BLOGGER ASK YOU TO HOLLER OUT ABOUT ? U SEEMS VERY INTERESTED IN THE INPORT OF DRUGS – COCAINE , THE IMPORTED ARE GIVEN A BATH IN COCAINE TO ENHANCE IT, THAT IS ONE OF OF THE REASONS THAT THE YOUTHS WHO SMOKING IT , GETTING ON LIKE CRACHHEADS ,( THATS THE TALK ON THE STREET ) HOME GROWN TS NATURAL , AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO IMPORT IT . YOU BANG OFF YOUR MOUTH LIKE THE GOVERNMENT LOOSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAXES , ( YOU BETTER THROW THAT SH*TTY BOOK IM THE GABBAGE ,WHEN IT GETS LEGALIZED , AND WHOEVER WHAMTS YO PLANT THEIR OWN , ARE YOU GOINT TO MAKE THE GOVERNMENT TAX THEM ? , EH , JUDGE WIGGIE, BOI GO PLAY WID YO WIG , AND STAY ON YOUR RACIST YELLO SITE