California Man Who Smuggled Marijuana to St. Thomas Through Airport Gets Two-Year Probation

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  • April 27, 2021
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California Man Who Smuggled Marijuana to St. Thomas Through Airport Gets Two-Year Probation

ST. THOMAS — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Friday that a California man was sentenced Thursday to two years’ probation and fined $1,000 for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

According to court documents, Nathaniel Robinson, 29, of Montclair, California was stopped at the Cyril E. King airport after arriving in St. Thomas from Miami, FL. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers then searched his luggage and found seven vacuum sealed bags containing three kilograms of marijuana.

The Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle R. Payne prosecuted the case.

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