US $50,000.00 CASH FORFEITED
January 28, 2016On Wednesday 27th January 2016, Cornell Orville Penn, a forty-five (45) year old national of the British Virgin Islands pled guilty in the St. John’s Magistrate court to the charge of failing to declare the transfer of currency in excess of US$10,000 into Antigua and Barbuda contrary to Section 18(1) of the Money Laundering (Prevention) […]
Christmas Eve Bust Of Over 10 Million Dollars in Cannabis
December 27, 2015Mere hours before Christmas Eve, Officers from the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) and ABDF Coast Guard conducted a successful joint counter narcotics operation. The Officers were on duty in the Five Islands area and seized over 2700lbs of cannabis on a vessel. Three (3) men were arrested, 33yr old […]
Female Arrested With Over 480lbs Of Cannabis
December 6, 2015On Thursday 3rd December 2015, the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy ONDCP conducted an operation in the Marble Hill area which resulted in the arrest of a twenty seven (27) year old Jamaican female and seizure of 489lbs of compressed cannabis. Currencies totaling EC $21,995.00 were also seized. The estimated wholesale […]
ONDCP Wins Constitutional Motion And Sets Regional Precedent
October 20, 2015The Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) has successfully defended a constitutional motion before the High Court. High Court Justice Clare Henry, in a recent Decision in the case of The Supervisory Authority v. Ahmed Williams has ruled that the provisions for civil forfeiture under the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act do […]
Attorneys Fees Are Not To Be Paid With The Proceeds Of Crime
October 18, 2015In a recent Decision in the All Saints Magistrate’s Court, Magistrate Ngaio Emmanuel ordered $10,000 forfeited from Natasha Jeffery of St. Phillips on an application by the Supervisory Authority for civil forfeiture. Jeffery argued that the money had been withdrawn from her bank account and therefore could not be the proceeds of crime, and was […]
ONDCP CREATES HISTORY BY RECORDING THE FIRST CONFISCATION IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
October 15, 2015The Director of the ONDCP, Lt. Col. Edward Croft, is pleased with the recent successful conclusion of the Country’s first confiscation case under the Proceeds of Crime Act and wishes to congratulate the men and women of the ONDCP who worked tirelessly during this landmark case. The ONDCP first arrested Luke Joseph of Tortola along […]
Over EC $80,000 Seized By ONDCP
September 30, 2015An ONDCP operation conducted on Thursday 24th September, 2015 in the Fryers Beach area, resulted in the seizure of $84,900 EC and the arrest of Trevor Jones an Antiguan male. Jones has been charged with one (1) count of Money Laundering under the Money Laundering Act 1996 and appeared before a magistrate on Monday 28th […]
CYBERCRIMINALS TARGET LOCAL BANK ACCOUNTS
September 9, 2015The Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy wishes to issue a warning to the general public and to all businesses operating in Antigua and Barbuda. The Agency has received a number of reports involving phishing scams where criminals lure victims into handing over valuable information such as credit card and bank account numbers, […]
Over US$58,000. 00 Seized In St. John’s By The ONDCP
August 10, 2015On Thursday 7th August 2015, Cornell PENN, a 44 year old male from the BVI was arrested and charged by the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) for breaches of the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act. PENN who was in possession of over US$ 58,000.00 upon his arrest, piloted his motor vessel […]
Balancing Economic Growth with Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing Risk
July 19, 2015At the recently concluded, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering conference held at Sandals Resort, the Director of the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, Lt. Col. Edward Croft in his opening remarks indicated that, Financial Institutions should have a good balance between competence, efficiency and user friendliness, bearing in mind that implementation […]
