{"id":68949,"date":"2018-11-14T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T11:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=68949"},"modified":"2018-11-14T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:49:34","slug":"20-year-old-st-thomian-pleads-guilty-to-smuggling-23-kilograms-of-cocaine-through-cyril-e-king-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=68949","title":{"rendered":"20-Year-Old St. Thomian Pleads Guilty To Smuggling 23 Kilograms Of Cocaine Through Cyril E. King Airport On Delta Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; Shahime Ludvig, Jr., 20, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty on Tuesday in District Court before Judge Curtis V. Gomez to possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert has announced. Sentencing is set for March 14, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Ludvig attempted to smuggle twenty-three kilograms of cocaine through the Cyril E. 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