Premier of British Virgin Islands arrested on drug trafficking charges
Scandal in the Caribbean now, as the leader of the British Virgin Islands has been arrested and charged with money laundering and conspiring to import cocaine into the US.
Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie was arrested in Miami along with Oleanvine Maynard, manager director of the Island's port authority and her son.
The three have now been taken into custody by US Drug Enforcement Administration officials.
The trio have been charged with conspiracy to import more than 5kg (11lb) of cocaine into the US and conspiring to commit money laundering, authorities said.
Newsday spoke to Jacqueline Charles, Caribbean Correspondent with the Miami Herald newspaper.
(Photo: Premier of the British Virgin Islands Andrew Fahie. Credit: Government of the British Virgin Islands)
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