Crime

Feds Seize $40,000 From Woman Found in Possession of Marijuana at St. Croix Airport

ST. CROIX — Kieantia Thomas-Okeke, 39, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced to probation on Wednesday in District Court on a count of marijuana possession with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Chief Judge Wilma A. Lewis sentenced Thomas-Okeke to a term of 4 years of probation with 100 hours of community service, a $1,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment. Additionally, the $39,980 in cash that was in her possession at the time of her arrest was ordered forfeited to the United States. According to court documents, on March 5, 2018, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) canine alerted on Thomas-Okeke after she exited inbound American Airlines flight #2317 from Miami, Florida, at the Henry E. Rohlsen airport in St. Croix. Thomas-Okeke was then handcuffed and escorted to the designated secondary inspection room. The CBP officers searched Thomas-Okeke along with her carry-on suitcase. Inside the carry-on suitcase, a green leafy substance inside p...