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May 31st, 2012
Man allegedly caught with cannabis for July 25 trial!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Kasim Benti, who allegedly had over 100 grammes of cannabis with the intention of supplying it to another, is expected to stand trial on July 25, 2012 in the Magistrate’s Court.

May 30th, 2012
Huntums Ghut alleged gunman diagnosed with mental disorder!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Calvin Weeks, a Huntums Ghut resident who allegedly fired a gun at his father’s residence on the afternoon of May 17, 2012, has been committed to Peebles Hospital Mental Ward because at the time of the incident he was “hallucinating, paranoid and suspicious”.

May 28th, 2012
Soon to be father sent to prison for 12 months

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A soon to be father, who allegedly supplied cannabis to others to help generate revenue to offset his expenses, will spend the next 12 months in prison.

May 25th, 2012
Police: $100K reward offered for any info on Wolf's death!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Royal Virgin Islands Police is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of persons responsible for the murder of Cardinal ‘Wolf’ Fahie.

May 24th, 2012
Man caught twice by police with cannabis & cocaine pleads guilty

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Arthur deCastro, who was found with cannabis and cocaine on two separate occasions last year, pleaded guilty to the offences when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards last Friday, May 18, 2012.

May 23rd, 2012
Jakeil Harrigan charged for allegedly stealing purse


ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A 20 year-old man has been officially charged by Police after he allegedly stole a woman’s purse from her vehicle, which was parked in UP’s Cineplex parking lot on Monday, May 21, 2012.

May 21st, 2012
UPDATE - Baughers Bay drug bust: US intel helped in arrests

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Intelligence from the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) law enforcement helped Virgin Islands Police and Customs officers to uncover some 2.52 kilogrammes of cannabis on May 18, 2012 at the Baugher’s Bay dock, and the arrest of Khoy Frett, Wilbert Donovan, Suruj Persaud and Gavin Richards.

May 20th, 2012
Foot drama: Son to be sentenced; father for trial June 29

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 22 year-old man accused of driving over the right foot of a security guard in August 2009 will know his fate on June 29, 2012, while his father, who allegedly egged him on, will stand trial on that same day in the Magistrate’s Court.

May 17th, 2012
Luis Sprauve trial still up in the air

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Luis Ramon Sprauve, a 38 year-old man charged for allegedly transporting two suitcases of money to the Territory’s airport and handing it over to an alleged accomplice for it to be flown overseas, is still waiting to stand trial in the Magistrate’s Court.

May 16th, 2012
Magistrate gives man extra time to make “sensible decisions”

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ricardo Gabriel, who was accused of breaking into a Cane Garden Bay apartment back in 2010, has been given time by Magistrate Tamia Richards to discuss his case with his family.

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