Special Operations Bureau officers arrested a man Tuesday afternoon near a St. Thomas school after he was observed making multiple drug transactions, the Virgin Islands Police Department announced.
At approximately 12:30 p.m., VIPD’s Intel Unit observed and recorded a man, later identified as Lewis Lebron, 49, conducting three separate hand-to-hand exchanges with unidentified individuals in the Altona & Welgunst area. Investigators also saw him rolling and smoking what appeared to be marijuana on three occasions, according to the police report.
When officers made contact with Lebron, he was found in possession of several small plastic bags containing a green leafy substance that field-tested positive for marijuana. He also had cash in multiple denominations, the police report stated.
Lebron was read his rights and arrested for possession with intent to distribute marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school. Unable to post $7,500 bail, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advice of rights hearing, the report stated.
