Hickinbottom was getting incredibly boring information about how to apply for BVI citizenship and whether the process was open to manipulation. The DEA source, acting as a Mexican drug dealer, meanwhile, according to court documents, arranged a series of meetings that would culminate in Fahie’s arrest Thursday in a private jet in Miami, where he was allegedly shown a designer. shopping bags containing $ 700,000 as payment for the planned storage of 3,000 kilograms of cocaine for four days. The payment was to keep the stock out of the questioning eyes of the Coast Guard and police, according to documents filed in Florida. Fahie is expected to appear in court in Miami on Friday in connection with the charges. Ironically, the day before, Fahie, unaware that all his meetings were being videotaped and videotaped, had confessed to the man she thought was the Mexican drug dealer – who was in fact the DEA informant – that she “believed in witches and witchcraft and “how to read lies to people,” according to the newspapers. The contradiction between the impressive collection of evidence by the inquiry committee and the methods of the US police services could not be more intense: Yes, the Secretary meets the Miami Vice. Indeed, prior to his arrest on Thursday, Fahie believed he would survive politically, according to an interview with the Guardian in November. He believed that Hickinbottom’s unpublished investigation so far could reveal mismanagement, inefficiency and cuts, but overall the initial vulgar allegations of corruption made at the start of the commission by Augustus Jaspert, the former BVI governor, he thought it would be unproven. Fahie and his fellow ministers – represented in the investigation by Conservative MP and former Attorney General Sir Geoffrey Cox – had used the court hearings to raise a dispute alleging that the UK’s colonial government had illegally interfered in the proceedings. policies. Cox, whose work for the BVI ended up claiming to have made the moonlight, was diligent in arguing that the London government had exceeded its mandate. Hickinbottom submitted his report, which is known to contain 40 recommendations, to John Rankin, the current governor, before Easter, but took the time to assimilate its contents before a postponed publication, most likely in June. There is no indication as to whether or not he was aware of the DEA sting operation. Of course, it is clear from the affidavit submitted to the Miami court on Thursday by a special agent, Shad Aschelman, that the DEA operation had been underway since October. However, it was not until March 20 that BVI Port Authority CEO Oleanvine Maynard and Kadeem’s son reportedly met what the affidavit described as a DEA (CS) confidential source. CS told Maynard it was part of the Sinaloa drug cartel and needed a BVI port to initially store 3,000 tonnes of cocaine for 24 to 48 hours until it “opened a window” to transport the cargo to Puerto Rico, the newspapers said. . Maynard said they could get the permits, adding that they would set up “shell companies” to which payments could be made. He allegedly asked for a deposit. Her son, according to the DEA audio, allegedly said he had been running drugs for 20 years. According to the newspapers, CS asked if the prime minister would like to attend. Referring to the prime minister as a “coach”, Maynard reportedly said: “I know the type of person he is. If he sees an opportunity, he will take advantage of it. He’s a bit of a scammer sometimes. “It’s not always straight.” CS reportedly gave Maynard $ 20,000 as a gesture of goodwill. The next day, March 22, less than a fortnight before Hickinbottom submitted his report on April 5, Kadeem reportedly texted CS on WhatsApp to say: “The coach wants to play with the team this season.” CS had explained that it could get the drugs at BVI for about $ 4,000 a kilo, but would sell it for $ 26,000 or $ 28,000 in Miami and up to $ 38,000 in New York, the newspapers say. On March 23, Kadeem reportedly explained that the “head coach” was inside, but needed $ 500,000 in advance to raise another government official and tidy up the airports. On April 7, Fahie and CS reportedly met in Tortola, where the prime minister, according to the DEA, complained that he was not being paid much by the British government. CS proposed giving Fahie a 12% reduction in sales in exchange for allowing cocaine to pass through BVI ports. Fahie, according to the affidavit, pulled out a calculator and estimated that the value of cocaine in Miami was $ 78 million and if it got 10% it would get $ 7.8 million At one point during the meeting, the confidential informant allegedly gave Fahie $ 20,000, saying: “This is a bona fide gift to seal that we have a deal.” Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST Fahie allegedly looked suspicious of the DEA informant, asking him if he was an undercover agent. CS said it was not and reassured Fahie: “Well, first of all, you’re not touching anything” – a reference to scheduled cocaine shipments. Fahie reportedly replied: “I will touch on one thing, money.” He was quoted as saying that Britain had been trying to oust him from power for years, adding: “I have a lot of people and I do not sell them to the British with their plans. “Their plans are to catch people, they want to capture people – but I see what they do and I protect people.” It was agreed that on April 27, $ 700,000 would be ready in a private jet at Miami Opa Locka Airport for Maynard to return to the BVI, court documents claim. In Miami, CS reportedly made plans to pay again with Fahie, explaining that $ 1 million was coming down from New York. It would be divided into $ 700,000 and $ 300,000 for CS executives in Mexico. Fahie was then reportedly transported to the plane to see the money in the designers’ bags to be transferred to BVI. There on the plane he was arrested and claimed: “Why am I being arrested – I do not have drugs or money?”
