One in custody after major drug incident in West End!
At least one person is in custody following a major drug incident at Fort Recovery on the western end of Tortola on Sunday.
The BVI’s joint task force with the assistance of the US Coast Guard reportedly seized about 11 bales of a substance believed to be cocaine.
BVI News understands the suspected drugs has an estimated street value of $27 million.
Details are still sketchy but our news centre also understands that the suspect currently in custody was one of three individuals who were on a maritime vessel transporting the substance in question.
Law enforcers were able to intercept the vessel with the assistance of a USVI helicopter during a high-speed chase. Two of the assailants escaped.
Based on photos and video footage sent to our news centre, it appears the two at-large assailants were able to evade law enforcers after steering the vessel on to land.
BVI News will provide further information on this developing story as it becomes available.
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Them – – – police officers done steal half the drugs anyways
Our legend b*b would’ve been so disappointed to hear this. Learn how to play the game youngsters
His light was blown out .game over.
You not easy
Not “our” speak for yourself.
When the devil has his puppet strings attached and he sees you getting in trouble, he clips ‘em quickly and looks from the sidelines laughing at yet another one he led astray
Ask who they are close to. Just ask and you will be surprised or Not
Tenants of?
For you to abandon a speed boat like that you a multi millionaire
I wonder if other simple-minded news site will continue posting stories about events in the UK as their thinly veiled attempt to downplay the escalating drug and corruption issues of the BVI.
Yes we will.
The UK is one of the most corrupt places in the entire world which is nothing new. Most of the drugs passing through the Caribbean are destined for the US/Europe so if we want it stopped then they should stop riding the white horse.
A simple google will actually tell you that the UK is not even in the top ten. As you were
Bunch of idiot
Glad they catch them
We don’t need that anymore,
You sound so stupid!! Things going to get much tougher. Good luck, young buck!
You encouraging youngsters to get murdered in the drug game
Who owns the boat? Aren’t all boats required to be licensed and registered? Has the boat’s owner been arrested?
The greed is gonna kill some of them. Like come on take a lil break things so hot. The island is 23 square miles who they tryna impress. And @legend dude can’t help from where he is. We lost him the last time this happened. Praying for everybody involved.
Lots of international marine activity in the channel on Sunday afternoon. I’m glad the various law enforcement agencies were able to apprehend the drugs and one of the smugglers.
Who runs drugs in the middle of the day!? Idiots
Where were the police when the boat came ashore, if the teams were working together they should have been following the directions from the chopper, just makes you go umm.
The chopper should have been hovering over the immediate surrounding areas where the boat was grounded providing info to incoming police.
Go look a 9-5, nah them want big life. Well it comes with a price. Dope kills
I thought my politician had say that most BVI people get their money from hard work but this seems to be happening more frequently and very common now. And I thought my other politician had say the bloggers were giving the BVI a bad name but based on what I saw yesterday I think they would have gotten a worse name by the tourist on those yachts witnessing that spectacle in broad day light. if ferries were coming in with tourists that would have been a nice welcome for their first days. Continue to stick your head in the sand and talk crap politicians.
Are you saying that most of the people who have wealth in the BVI are catching boats and crossing the water to move drugs? Stop talking foolishness. We have people in our community who do this but it is not representative of the people of this country. Stop supporting people to define the BVI how they want to. We have problems and we should root them out but don’t let the illegal ways of a few define the many.
Two escaped again? How come just about every drug bust here some stopped manage to “escape”
People like you is who them does find someplace in the bushes d**d
We managed founds that coming offshore ?
The RVIPF had a whole helicopter at their disposal and they still let two escape smh…
Last man escaped he got pick up. Time longer than twine.