British Virgin Islands premier demands release from US custody in cocaine case
by Associated Press in Miami from World news | The Guardian on (#5YT0S)
Andrew Fahie was arrested last week in a US Drug Enforcement Administration sting as he was preparing to board a private jet
The premier of the British Virgin Islands has demanded his immediate release from US custody, arguing he is immune from prosecution on cocaine-smuggling charges because he is the elected, constitutional head of government of the British overseas territory.
An attorney for Andrew Fahie made the request in a filing with Miami federal court on Monday.
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