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Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy
A 41-year-old man from the Dominican Republic has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute in the US Virgin Islands.
Reynaldo Lerburds, 41, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty today in District Court before Judge Curtis V. Gomez to conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
Lerburds was stopped by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) based upon information that he was coming from St. John on the car barge in a vehicle that contained a distribution quantity of cocaine.
According to the plea agreement, Lerburds was apprehended after departing the car barge, and DEA agents confiscated 50 brick-like objects of a white powdery substance.
The white powdery substance tested positive for cocaine and weighed approximately 55 kilograms.
Lerburds faces a sentence of not less than 10 years or more than life and a fine of $10,000,000.00.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigrid M. Tejo-Sprotte.
Sentencing is set for December 6, 2018.
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.
Key Facts
- State: Virgin Islands
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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