{"id":34536,"date":"2016-02-01T19:45:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=34536"},"modified":"2016-02-01T19:45:54","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:45:54","slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection-officers-arrest-detroit-man-attempting-to-smuggle-marijuana-to-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=34536","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Customs And Border Protection Officers Arrest Detroit Man Attempting To Smuggle Marijuana To Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Deonte Bailey, 24, made his initial appearance on Sunday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a complaint with possession with\u00a0intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe and U.S. Customs and\u00a0Border Protection\u2019s (CBP) Virgin Islands Area Port Director Louis Harrigan announced through press release today.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bailey\u00a0was detained pending preliminary and detention hearings set for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to the complaint, on Saturday at the Cyril E. King Airport\u2019s\u00a0baggage claim area, a CBP K-9 detected narcotics in a checked bag belonging to Mr. Bailey, who had\u00a0arrived on a Delta Airlines flight from New York. Mr. Bailey was taken to secondary inspection where\u00a0CBP officers discovered a baggage claim ticket for a second bag. The CBP officers went to the\u00a0Delta Airlines baggage claim area where a second bag belonging to Mr. Bailey was recovered.<\/p>\n<p>CBP\u00a0Field Operations officers seized a total of 46 pounds (21.1 kilos) of marijuana from Mr. Bailey\u2019s bags.\u00a0\u201cCBP officers remain vigilant to detect and seize illegal contraband being illegally brought\u00a0into our islands,\u201d stated Port Director Harrigan.<\/p>\n<p>Under federal law if convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, Mr. Bailey\u00a0faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>This case is being investigated by\u00a0U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). It\u00a0is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Nelson L. Jones.<\/p>\n<p>United States Attorney Sharpe reminds the public that a complaint is merely a formal\u00a0charging document and is not evidence of guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and\u00a0unless proven guilty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Deonte Bailey, 24, made his initial appearance on Sunday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a complaint with possession with\u00a0intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe and U.S. Customs and\u00a0Border Protection\u2019s (CBP) Virgin Islands Area Port Director Louis Harrigan announced through press release today. 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