Virgin Islands CBP Identifies U.S. Citizen with Outstanding Warrant from Florida

ST. THOMAS, VIRIGIN ISLANDS—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in the U.S. Virgin Islands identified over the weekend a man sought for a probation violation with an original charge of controlled substance violations by Pinellas County, Fla. Long Stroup, 41, a citizen of the United States, was identified after he presented himself for CBP pre-departure inspection at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, before boarding an American Airlines flight bound to Miami.

Law enforcement databases alerted to an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

"Customs and Border Protection is an agency committed to securing our borders while at the same time cooperating with other law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of U.S. laws," stated Area Port Director for the United States Virgin Islands Louis Harrigan. "CBP officers will ensure that individuals that have transgressed the criminal justice system and are encountered at our borders are identified and detained."

CBP officers in St. Thomas contacted CBP officers in Miami, and made arrangements to meet the subject planeside upon his arrival at Miami. The officers confirmed Stroup's identity and verified the outstanding warrant. Miami Dade Police Department was contacted, responded and took custody of the subject.

CBP officers detect many individuals wanted by authorities in the continental U.S., upon their arrival to the USVI, or upon their return to the mainland from Puerto Rico and the USVI.