Two charged following cocaine bust of over 400 kilos
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Marine Branch charged the two men found on the boat intercepted in a drug seizure near Cooper Island on Saturday afternoon.
Pedro Samuel Sr, 58, of Diamond Estate, and Reno Alphonso, 27, of Fort Hill were both charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply and failing to comply with a lawful order given by an officer.
The two will appear at the next available sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. While on routine sea patrol, officers of the Marine Branch gave instructions to the captain of a suspicious vessel seen heading in the direction of Cooper Island to stop.
The captain, however, attempted to evade police. A second attempt to the stop vessel was successful. An initial search of the vessel uncovered a small quantity of what was suspected to be cocaine in the bow of the boat.
A subsequent and more detailed search of the boat uncovered over 400 kilograms of the illegal substance. Supervisor for the Marine Branch, Acting Chief Inspector Dean Robin highlighted his officers’ routine, yet passionate and consistent drive in keeping the territory safe from illegal activities.
These officers embrace the battle at sea with a passion and regularly stop and search suspicious vessels. We are confident that with the eyes of our Marine Branch and help from other law enforcement agencies both locally and within the US, persons hoping to use these waters for drug trafficking will have a very difficult time,” the Acting Chief Inspector noted.
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These guys live here and are apparently trafficking in this poison. They deserve whatever punishment comes their way.
Surely, there are others who need to be caught. It feels that despite all these bust, there are still others willing to take the risk, so one can expect to hear about another bust in the near future.
They should count their blessings that they were caught in the BVI and will face justice here. There are countries whereby if someone is caught with even a small amount of drugs, they will face the death penalty.
ROOM FOR 2
Many keep bashing the police,but I would give them a round of applause with nabbing these 2 clowns.
everything and everything is being exposed sooner or later/ and if they were ripping off their master am sorry for them / they might be
swimming with some sharks ? ( only one person who ever walked on water , and we know they ain’t got that kind of skills
Head Coach just pulled out his calculator to estimate the street value ($20,000)a kilo of the 400 kilos confiscated. Who can do that in their head? Are you a former minister of education? A former maths teacher?
Easy. Did it mentally. $8 million. No calculator.
and I hope that they will be extended stay visitors at Balsam Ghut. These guys and others like them will kill this country unless stopped.
Don’t forget to take their home, autos, and all monies found to be put into Govt. road work.
Hope they are not given bail.
Is there a list of those currently on bail and the crimes they have been charged with? I bet it would make interesting reading and go some way to explain why criminals continue to commit crimes!
Dem man don’t done? After what the Premier went through?
The boats continue to come. It’s 10:13 pm and one just made it in on the East.