A British Virgin Islands man and four foreign nationals face federal charges in an illegal alien smuggling case, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced.
Jose Miguel Hodge, 31, of the British Virgin Islands, has been charged with alien smuggling, while Junia Orelus, 32, Clawens Destin, 18, and Jean Louis Martellus, 27, all of Haiti, along with Eudys Santana Santos, 33, of the Dominican Republic, are charged with unlawful entry into the United States, according to the press release.
Court records state that on Feb. 7, Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations agents spotted Hodge piloting a vessel without navigational lights as it traveled from BVI waters to Annaberg Bay, St. John. Agents intercepted the vessel and discovered Orelus, Destin, and Martellus onboard without legal status. Santana Santos was found at Annaberg Bay, allegedly waiting to transport at least one of the migrants.
