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       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
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VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 032023-082 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
March 20, 2023  
 
SOB Officers Make Arrest During Operation Rewind for Gun and      
Illegal Narcotics Possession  
St. Thomas, USVI - On Friday, March 17, 2023, at approximately 8:20 p.m., members of the 
Special Operations Bureau were in Red Hook in the vicinity of American Yacht Harbor, 
working Operation Rewind received intel regarding illegal drug activity. Mr. Niah Henry, age 
33, was placed under arrest and charged with Possession of Illegal Narcotics with Intent to 
Distribute when he was observed selling and bagging illegal narcotics in the Red Hook 
district. Mr. Henry was arrested just over one month prior for the same activity. 
There was no bail set for Mr. Henry who was subsequently turned over to the Bureau of 
Corrections pending his Advise of Rights Hearing. 
 
Ronald Smith 
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, at approximately 9:00 p.m., members of the Special 
Operations Bureau were conducting traffic enforcement while working Operation Rewind on 
Emile Francis Memorial Drive. Mr. Ronald A. Smith, age 39, was placed under arrest and 
charged with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm with an obliterated serial number and 
Possession of Illegal Narcotics with Intent to Distribute. His bail was set at $150,000.00. 
Unable to post bail, Mr. Smith was turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his 
Advise of Rights Hearing.  
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