British Virgin Islands premier arrested for drug smuggling
Andrew Fahie, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), has been arrested in Miami, Florida, USA, on charges of being involved in a drug smuggling plot by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). trap.
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Newspaper The Guardian On April 29, BVI Governor John Rankin confirmed that Mr. Fahie was arrested at Miami-Opa airport on the morning of April 28 (Miami time) in a trap operation to catch drug smugglers due to the fact that Mr. DEA organization.
Later, US authorities also arrested Ms. Oleanvine Maynard, BVI’s CEO of all seaports, and her son Kadeem Maynard, who is suspected of playing a role in connecting arms smuggling rings into the US.
Sheet Miami Herald reported that DEA agents disguised themselves as drug smugglers belonging to a criminal organization Sinaloa of Mexico to reach the subjects in this case.
According to court documents, the informant met Mr. Fahie, Mrs. Maynard and another person on April 4 on Tortola Island. The two sides reached an agreement to transport a shipment of 3,000 kg of cocaine from Colombia go to USA.
Premier Fahie is said to have agreed to a 12% commission on the sales of this drug, and the informant also promised to send the drugs with low purity to Mr. Fahie “to make merit”. ” in a staged drug bust.
“Mr Fahie liked the idea, and explained that he had never received money before after the drugs were sold out,” according to court documents.
Mr. Fahie was elected Premier of the BVI in 2019 and is currently the chairman of the Virgin Islands party. Mrs Maynard was appointed in 2021.
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