CBP Drug Dog Leads to Arrest of St. Thomas Traveler with 26 Bundles of Marijuana

ST. THOMAS — A man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking offenses after Customs and Border Protection officers reportedly found a large quantity of marijuana in two suitcases. Gregory Turbe arrived at the Cyril E. King airport on November 10 as a ticketed passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight out of Orlando, Florida. During inspections of checked baggage coming off the flight, a CBP drug detection dog alerted on a grey suitcase with Turbe's name on the baggage tag. His second suitcase, red in color, was identified by officers, and both were sent onwards to baggage claim. Officers observed as Turbe collected his luggage and then intercepted him as he was leaving the baggage claim area. Upon being escorted for secondary inspection, Turbe reportedly declined to complete the provided customs declaration form, and told officers that while the suitcases were his, he did not pack them himself. Physical inspection of the suitcases revealed 26 vacuum-sealed black bundles, which wer...