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The Premier of the British Virgin Islands and the territory’s ports director had been arrested in Miami on fees associated to drug trafficking and cash laundering. That is based on a felony affidavit filed within the US District Courts’ Southern District of Florida.

The BVI governor, John Rankin, confirmed in a press release that Andrew Fahie had been arrested on Thursday including that “I realised this will likely be stunning information for folks within the territory. And I’d name for calm right now”.

Oleanvine Maynard, the managing director of the Caribbean territory’s submit authority, and her son Kadeem had been additionally detained within the operation.

Fahie and Oleanvine Maynard had been arrested at a Miami airport after being invited by undercover brokers to see a cargo of $700,000 in money that BVI officers anticipated to obtain for his or her half within the alledged plot, the court docket paper alledged.