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ST. THOMAS — Braulio Martinez, 33, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty on Thursday in District Court before Judge Curtis V. Gomez to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for December 6, 2018.<\/p>\n

According to the plea agreement, on or about July 25th, 2017, Martinez distributed two kilograms of cocaine from the U.S. Virgin Islands to the U.S. mainland by mailing the two kilograms inside electronic equipment.<\/p>\n

Martinez faces a minimum sentence of five years and a fine of $250,000.00.<\/p>\n

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United States Postal Inspection Services (USPIS) and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigrid M. Tejo-Sprotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ST. THOMAS — Braulio Martinez, 33, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty on Thursday in District Court before Judge Curtis V. Gomez to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Sentencing is set for December 6, 2018. According to the plea agreement, on or about July 25th, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4400,147],"tags":[3603,8602,6325],"yoast_head":"\nDominican Republican Man Who Shipped Narcotics Through US Mail Please Guilty To Cocaine Possession - V.I. 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