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Intel Leads to Arrest for Drug-Related Incident

On Friday, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Virgin Islands Police Department Special Operations Bureau received information from the V.I.P.D. Intel Unit regarding illegal drug sales being conducted at the intersection of Smith Bay Road and Coki Point Road, reported the V.I.P.D.

Officers conducted an inspection in the area and discovered and observed an unknown male who was identified as Kareem Harrigan sitting in the driverโ€™s seat of a red Toyota, with the driverโ€™s door open smoking a marijuana cigarette. They also observed an orange bucket on the floorboard of the driver’s seat containing several clear plastic containers of marijuana packaged for distribution in plain view and Harrigan’s minor son in the front passenger seat, according to the police report.

Harrigan, 35, was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. His bail was set at $13,000, the report stated.

Unable to post bond, he was booked, processed, and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing. His minor son was placed in the custody of his grandmother, according to the report.

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