BVI premier accused of cocaine trafficking granted bail in Miami
by AP in Miami from World news | The Guardian on (#5YWH5)
Judge rejects prosecutors' claim that Andrew Fahie, arrested in DEA drug sting, could flee US if freed from prison
The premier of the British Virgin Islands, whom US prosecutors described in court as corrupt to the core", has been given a $500,000 bond that would allow him to be released from prison as he awaits trial on charges tied to a US narcotics sting.
Federal court judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes rejected prosecutors' argument that Andrew Fahie would flee the US and possibly engage in criminal activity if he is freed.
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