{"version":1,"id":"vg","name":"British Virgin Islands","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/vg/","count":6,"totals":{"reports":6,"arrested":10,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":1.1723,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":0,"raid":0,"arrest":4,"prosecution":0,"sentence":2,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-06-19","reports":[{"id":"bvi-baughers-bay-385g-cannabis","code":"CET-9M4DM0","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bvi-baughers-bay-385g-cannabis/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9M4DM0/","date":"2026-06-19","added_at":"2026-11-01T14:18:03.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"vg","country_name":"British Virgin Islands","place":"Baugher's Bay, Tortola","coordinates":[18.4257,-64.6011],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Man charged over 385 g cannabis find in Baugher's Bay","summary":"Royal Virgin Islands Police Force officers on patrol in Baugher's Bay, Tortola, found about 385 grams of suspected cannabis on a 35-year-old man and in his vehicle on 19 June 2026. Milford Todman Jr was charged with possession with intent to supply and granted $20,000 bail.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":0.385},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.385}],"activity":["trafficking"],"case_stage":"charged","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2,3],"details.agency_types":[1,2,3],"details.case_stage":[1,2,3],"details.date_precision":[1,2,3],"details.products":[1,2,3],"figures.arrested":[1,2,3],"figures.charged":[1,2,3],"figures.kg_seized":[1,2,3]},"tags":["tortola","baughers-bay","rvipf","possession-with-intent"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://bvinews.com/man-arrested-and-charged-over-cannabis-possession/","media_url":"https://bvinews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/731068442_2987006304970456_158794171216555037_n-e1782471746486.jpg","publisher":"Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, via BVI News","caption":"The cannabis seized in Baugher's Bay, in a police photograph published by BVI News."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"command-code/deepseek-v4.1-flash#max","open_questions":["The reports do not give the outcome of the 30 July 2026 court appearance.","No street value was published.","The 385 grams is the police's approximate total for the drugs found on Todman and in the vehicle.","BVI News also reports that two teenagers were arrested after cannabis was found at a secondary school earlier in June, a separate event left out here.","The three reports reproduce the police statement."],"sources":[{"title":"Man arrested and charged over cannabis possession","url":"https://bvinews.com/man-arrested-and-charged-over-cannabis-possession/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2026-06-26","archived":null},{"title":"Man Charged After Cannabis Seizure in Baugher's Bay","url":"https://www.284media.com/local/2026/06/25/man-charged-after-cannabis-seizure-in-baughers-bay/","publisher":"284 Media","date":"2026-06-25","archived":null},{"title":"Milford Todman Jr. Nabbed With Cannabis","url":"https://www.bviplatinum.com/news/milford-todman-jr-nabbed-with-cannabis","publisher":"BVI Platinum News","date":"2026-06-25","archived":null}]},{"id":"virgin-gorda-kabel-firearm-cannabis-remand","code":"CET-2BWVT9","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/virgin-gorda-kabel-firearm-cannabis-remand/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/2BWVT9/","date":"2026-03-27","added_at":"2026-11-05T15:19:20.703133Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"vg","country_name":"British Virgin Islands","place":"Valley, Virgin Gorda","coordinates":[18.45,-64.4333],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure","prosecution"],"title":"Virgin Gorda man remanded until May over gun and 31 g cannabis","summary":"Royal Virgin Islands Police Force officers on patrol in Virgin Gorda on 27 March 2026 found a Glock .45 handgun on Kyle Kabel, 26, of Valley, and 31 grams of cannabis in a nearby vehicle. He was charged over the firearm, the ammunition and the drug, and the Magistrate's Court remanded him to prison until May 2026.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"charged":1,"kg_seized":0.031},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.031}],"activity":["possession"],"setting":["prison"],"case_stage":"charged","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1,2],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[2,1],"details.setting":[2,1],"figures.arrested":[1,2],"figures.charged":[1,2],"figures.kg_seized":[1,2]},"tags":["virgin-gorda","rvipf","firearm","possession","british-virgin-islands"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://bvinews.com/virgin-gorda-man-remanded-after-gun-and-cannabis-find/","media_url":"https://bvinews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-06-at-8.16.09-AM.png","publisher":"BVI News","caption":"BVI News's photograph captioned 'Kyle Kabel of Valley, Virgin Gorda', showing the accused and a Glock handgun with five rounds of ammunition; BVI News gave no photo credit."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No exact date was published for the court appearance that ordered the remand, only that Kabel is held until May 2026.","The article does not say when the charge was laid or whether the case has been adjourned to a specific date.","The cannabis weight of 31 grams is as police reported it; no forensic confirmation or street value was published.","The page image, captioned with the accused's name, appears to show him beside a handgun and ammunition, but the cannabis is not pictured and BVI News gave no photo credit.","BVI News user comments question the stated age of 26; the police figure is used.","Both accounts reproduce the same RVIPF release, so no independent confirmation of the details exists."],"sources":[{"title":"Virgin Gorda man remanded after gun and cannabis find","url":"https://bvinews.com/virgin-gorda-man-remanded-after-gun-and-cannabis-find/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2026-04-06","archived":null},{"title":"MALE CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL FIREARM ON VIRGIN GORDA","url":"https://www.gbmediahouse.com/Articles/Article/4128/MALE-CHARGED-WITH-ILLEGAL-FIREARM-ON-VIRGIN-GORDA","publisher":"GuavaBerry Media","date":"2026-04-05","archived":null}]},{"id":"tortola-fat-hogs-bay-chase-30g","code":"CET-F54DG7","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/tortola-fat-hogs-bay-chase-30g/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/F54DG7/","date":"2020-05-09","added_at":"2026-11-06T06:38:36.094619Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"vg","country_name":"British Virgin Islands","place":"Fat Hogs Bay, East End, Tortola","coordinates":[18.4319,-64.5695],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure","prosecution"],"title":"Two charged after Tortola chase; 30 g of cannabis seized","summary":"Royal Virgin Islands Police Force officers arrested Shannon John, 34, and Mackebo Fahie, 24, after a car chase through Fat Hogs Bay and Little Dix Hill on Tortola on 9 May 2020. A search found 30 grams of cannabis, which the court heard was worth $300; John pleaded guilty to possession and traffic offences and was granted $20,000 bail.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":2,"kg_seized":0.03,"value":{"amount":300,"currency":"USD"}},"details":{"agencies":["Royal Virgin Islands Police Force"],"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.03}],"activity":["possession"],"setting":["vehicle"],"charges":["Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Drug","Travelling Backwards With a Motor Vehicle More Than Requisite","Reckless & Negligent Act","Failure To Stop At The Sound of A Siren","Driving an Unlicensed Vehicle","Driving an Uninsured Vehicle"],"case_stage":"convicted","date_precision":"exact","region":"Tortola"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[3],"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[3],"details.charges":[1],"details.products":[3],"details.setting":[3],"figures.arrested":[2],"figures.charged":[2],"figures.kg_seized":[3],"figures.value":[3]},"tags":["tortola","fat-hogs-bay","rvipf","car-chase","possession"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No outcome is recorded for passenger Mackebo Fahie; the court report says it was not clear whether the charge against him was dropped.","No later hearing or sentence after the 8 July 2020 reappearance date was found.","The 30 grams and $300 street value come from the court account reported by BVI News; the police statement quoted gave no weight or value."],"sources":[{"title":"Marijuana reportedly found! Two charged and in custody following ‘road chase’ on Saturday","url":"https://bvinews.com/marijuana-reportedly-found-two-charged-and-in-custody-following-road-chase-on-saturday/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2020-05-11","archived":null},{"title":"UPDATE: Driver in car chase slapped with 7 charges","url":"https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/update-driver-in-car-chase-slapped-with-7-charges","publisher":"Virgin Islands News Online","date":"2020-05-10","archived":null},{"title":"Man says he led chase with police because he had ‘weed’ | Granted $20K bail","url":"https://bvinews.com/man-says-he-led-chase-with-police-because-he-had-weed-granted-20k-bail","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2020-05-12","archived":null}]},{"id":"carrot-bay-donovan-cannabis-fine-2018","code":"CET-2PM2QD","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/carrot-bay-donovan-cannabis-fine-2018/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/2PM2QD/","date":"2018-10-03","added_at":"2026-11-05T23:22:24.462184Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"vg","country_name":"British Virgin Islands","place":"Carrot Bay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands","coordinates":[18.41404,-64.67098],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["arrest","prosecution","seizure"],"title":"Carrot Bay man fined $6,000 over 20.3 g cannabis","summary":"Marley Donovan was fined $6,000 for possessing 20.3 grams of cannabis in Carrot Bay on 3 June 2017, after pleading guilty to the charge. Alden Potter was arrested and charged in a separate Carrot Bay operation that day, but no later outcome for his case was found.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"charged":2,"kg_seized":0.0203,"fine":{"amount":6000,"currency":"USD"}},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["possession"],"setting":["vehicle"],"case_stage":"charged","sentence_types":["fine"],"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[2,3,1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[2,3,1],"details.products":[1],"details.sentence_types":[2,3,1],"details.setting":[2,3,1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.charged":[1]},"tags":["carrot-bay","tortola","marijuana","cannabis","rvipf"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"openai/gpt-6-luna#max","open_questions":["The sentencing account says the fine was imposed on Wednesday and was published on 4 October 2018; 3 October is inferred as the sentence date.","The October account’s $19,000 combined total includes fines from Donovan and Cassini Skelton’s separate December 2016 vessel case; only the $6,000 fine explicitly attributed to Donovan’s June 2017 charge is counted here.","The October account says Donovan had six months to pay both fines totalling $12,500 or serve 12 months in prison; no opened source confirms payment or service, and the conditional term applies to combined fines rather than solely to the June charge.","Potter’s separate arrest near Sappy’s Bar is reported, but no later court outcome for his case was found.","No cannabis weight or value was reported for Potter’s separate operation; the 20.3 grams applies only to Donovan’s case.","Only BVI News accounts were found; no independent outlet or accessible official police statement was opened.","No image was established as showing either arrest operation, so no event media is included.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in BVI News: Marley Donovan was fined $6,000 for the separate cannabis-possession charge arising from the Carrot Bay case.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in BVI News: The charge concerned possession of 20.3 grams of cannabis in Carrot Bay on 3 June 2017."],"sources":[{"title":"Carrot Bay men charged for marijuana","url":"https://bvinews.com/carrot-bay-men-charged-for-marijuana/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2017-06-09","archived":null},{"title":"Young men found with drugs at sea plead guilty","url":"https://bvinews.com/young-men-found-with-drugs-at-sea-pleads-guilty/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2018-09-17","archived":null},{"title":"Donovan, Skelton fined $19K for marijuana","url":"https://bvinews.com/donovan-skelton-fined-19k-for-marijuana/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2018-10-04","archived":null}]},{"id":"tortola-walters-706g-marijuana-guilty-plea","code":"CET-CYQF1C","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/tortola-walters-706g-marijuana-guilty-plea/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/CYQF1C/","date":"2017-12-07","added_at":"2026-11-09T08:07:04.647248Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"vg","country_name":"British Virgin Islands","place":"Magistrate's Court, Road Town, Tortola","coordinates":[18.4285,-64.6185],"precision":"locality","type":"sentence","also":["prosecution","seizure"],"title":"Tortola man admits 706 g marijuana supply, sentenced to 22 months","summary":"Deron Walters of Fat Hogs Bay pleaded guilty in the Magistrate's Court in May 2017 to possessing 706 grams of marijuana found in his scooter and intending to supply it. He was sentenced in December 2017 to 22 months in prison and a $26,475 fine, with separate cocaine charges still pending.","status":"verified","figures":{"kg_seized":0.706,"prison":"22 months","fine":{"amount":26475,"currency":"USD"},"sentenced":1},"details":{},"data_sources":{"figures.fine":[2],"figures.kg_seized":[1],"figures.prison":[2],"figures.sentenced":[2]},"tags":["tortola","road-town","rvipf","guilty-plea","possession-with-intent"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The BVI News article gives 15 July 2015 as the date of the 706-gram find but describes it only as nearly two years before the May 2017 plea.","The reports do not say what happened at the July 2017 sentencing hearing mentioned by BVI News; the December 2017 sentence is the next step reported.","The article gives no street value for the 706 grams; the $600 is cash found on Walters and is not recorded as a drug valuation or confiscated cash figure.","Virgin Islands News Online spells the name Daron Walters while BVI News uses Deron Walters.","Virgin Islands News Online does not make clear whether the 22-month sentence covered only the marijuana offences or also any other matter.","Only two opened sources cover this case, and neither is an official court or police statement."],"sources":[{"title":"Walters finally admits to supplying marijuana","url":"https://bvinews.com/walters-finally-admits-to-supplying-marijuana/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2017-05-17","archived":null},{"title":"Sentencing for cocaine mule delayed","url":"https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/sentencing-for-cocaine-mule-delayed","publisher":"Virgin Islands News Online","date":"2017-12-16","archived":null}]},{"id":"bvi-four-marijuana-charges-2017","code":"CET-3RZQPQ","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bvi-four-marijuana-charges-2017/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/3RZQPQ/","date":"2017-08-24","added_at":"2026-11-05T11:06:36.922084Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"vg","country_name":"British Virgin Islands","place":"Tortola and Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands","coordinates":[18.43,-64.55],"precision":"region","type":"arrest","also":[],"title":"Four men face marijuana charges in Tortola and Virgin Gorda","summary":"Royal Virgin Islands Police Force blotters reported four men arrested and charged in August 2017 over separate marijuana-related cases on Tortola and Virgin Gorda. All four were granted bail of $7,500 to $10,000 for Magistrate’s Court appearances in September and October 2017.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":4,"charged":4},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["possession"],"case_stage":"charged","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1],"figures.charged":[1]},"tags":["tortola","virgin-gorda","rvipf"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight, plant count, area or value was published, so no cannabis quantity can be recorded.","The article groups arrests on 17, 20 and 24 August 2017; 24 August is used as the incident date as the latest arrest.","The blotters gave no details of the allegations beyond the charges listed.","For O’Neal and Dore the blotter entries specify unlawful possession of a controlled drug without naming marijuana, though the article presents all four cases as marijuana-related.","No outcomes of the September and October 2017 Magistrate’s Court appearances were reported.","Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching, so no second account confirms the details."],"sources":[{"title":"Four men facing marijuana charge","url":"https://bvinews.com/four-men-facing-marijuana-charge/","publisher":"BVI News","date":"2017-08-30","archived":null}]}]}