News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2010
Contact: SA Waldo Santiago
Public Information Officer
Number: (787) 277-4770

$5 Million Cocaine Shipment Seized in DEA Led Operation

-250 Kilos of Cocaine Seized from Sailboat in St. Thomas

APR 16 -- St. Thomas, USVI - DEA St. Thomas HIDTA Task Force along with the DEA Caribbean Corridor Strike Force (CCSF) seized approximately 250 kilograms of cocaine and arrested two suspected Grenadian drug smugglers, following the law enforcement boarding of the sailing vessel Laurel in Virgin Island waters on Tuesday, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe and Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña, of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division announced today.

“The illicit trafficking of cocaine and the violence associated with its distribution, sale and use threatens the safety of every person in the Virgin Islands.â€