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MIAMI, CMC – Former Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Andrew Fahie, who is facing charges of drug smuggling and money laundering, has filed a motion before a Florida court to receive more fl...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force seized at least 11,000 kilograms of cocaine from January through November of last year, along with at least 68 firearms and 2,064 rounds of ammunition, according to Police Commissioner Mark Collins.

A Florida court has granted former Premier Andrew Fahie’s request to bump his trial date to July 17, a year after it was initially set to begin.

Less than three weeks after the United States added a new charge against former Premier Andrew Fahie, his Florida lawyer asked on Monday to bump his January trial forward at least four months to give him more time to prepare.

Last week in a Miami court, former Premier Andrew Fahie and former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard pleaded not guilty to a new charge that was added to the three they already faced in connection with an alleged conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the United States.

Former Premier Andrew Fahie and former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard were already facing three charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to smuggle cocaine through the Virgin Islands and into the United States.

The government has dissolved a Florida-based limited liability company that sparked questions when its existence was first reported shortly after the April arrests of then-Premier Andrew Fahie and then-BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard, according to Deputy Premier Kye Rymer.

Najan Christopher, director of the International Affairs Secretariat, has been charged in connection with a diplomatic note that was allegedly sent without authorisation to request diplomatic immunity for then-Premier Andrew Fahie shortly after his Miami arrest on drug and money -laundering conspiracy charges, police said.

If former Premier Andrew Fahie and BVI Ports Authority Managing Director go to trial as scheduled, they face steep odds of winning.

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) – Former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie has signed an extradition waiver that prevents him from remaining in another country if he takes flig...