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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced In Federal Court Defendant Receives 25 Years In Prison

January 23, 2011

LAFAYETTE, LA. - Demetrio Regalado, AKA “Dee” 24, leader of a drug trafficking organization based out of Vermilion Parish, was sentenced January 23, 2011 to 25 years in prison and five years supervised release following imprisonment. The sentence is a result of Regalado’s plea of guilty to conspiracy to possess...

January 23, 2011

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Virgin Island Police Officers And Port Authority Officer, Guilty Of RICO And Related Charges

January 14, 2011

ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS - After a two-week trial, a federal jury on St. Thomas convicted Virgin Islands Police (VIPD) Officers Enid Edwards and Francis Brooks, along with Virgin Islands Port (VIPA) Officer Bill John-Baptiste, announced today Ronald W. Sharpe, United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands...

January 14, 2011

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DEA, ICE Arrests Dominican Republic National In US Virgin Islands, Seizes 228 Kilograms Of Cocaine

January 10, 2011

CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - A 33-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic who resides in Caguas, Puerto Rico, was arrested by Drug Enforcement (DEA), U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) and Homeland Security (HSI) special agents on Sunday in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin (USVI), following a routine traffic...

January 10, 2011