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British Virgin Islands premier granted bond in US drug case

FILE - A cargo van drives near the entrance to Miami Opa-locka Executive Airport, Friday, April 29, 2022, in Opa-locka, Fla, where British Virgin Island Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and director of ports, Oleanvine Maynard, were arrested Thursday, at the airport by undercover DEA agents. Fahie who is accused of drug-smuggling charges following a U.S. government sting in South Florida, was released Wednesday, May 4, on a $500,000 bond. In a surprise decision, federal court Judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes in Miami rejected prosecutors’ argument that Fahie would flee the U.S. if released pending trial on cocaine charges. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) FILE - The Federal Detention Center in Miami is shown Friday, April 29, 2022, where the Premier of the British Virgin Islands Andrew Alturo Fahie and Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard are being held at the facility following their arrest on drug smuggling charges. Fahie who is accused of drug-smuggling charges following a U.S. government sting in South Florida, was released Wednesday, May 4, on a $500,000 bond. In a surprise decision, federal court Judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes in Miami rejected prosecutors’ argument that Fahie would flee the U.S. if released pending trial on cocaine charges. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File) FILE - This photo released by the Department of Information and Public Relations of the government of the British Virgin Islands on April 22, 2022, shows British Virgin Island Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie. Fahie who is accused of drug-smuggling charges following a U.S. government sting in South Florida, was released Wednesday, May 4, on a $500,000 bond. In a surprise decision, federal court Judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes in Miami rejected prosecutors' argument that Fahie would flee the U.S. if released pending trial on cocaine charges. (Department of Information and Public Relations of the government of the British Virgin Islands via AP, File)