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Puerto Rico police officer indicted on child exploitation charges

Puerto Rico police officer indicted on child exploitation charges

National Park Service sued over plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous...

A nonprofit organization said Thursday that it sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory.

Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a sharp rise in...

The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has reported at least 549 cases so far this year, compared with a total of 1,293 cases for all of last year.

Underwater cable linking Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic

Caribbean Transmission Development (CTDC) plans to install an underwater power line between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to provide electricity to the neighboring country.

Puerto Rican Religious Leader Sentenced to Prison for Child Exploitation

Eduardo Luis Marrero Casanova, 53, a religious leader in Cayey, was sentenced on February 27, 2024, by Chief Judge Raul M. Arias Marxuach, to 240 months of imprisonment for two counts of production of child pornography.

3 arrested as U.S. Customs seizes 384 pounds of cocaine worth...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine operations said Friday that 384 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $4.3 million was seized near Mona Island in Puerto Rico on Wednesday.

Eleven Individuals Indicted and Arrested for Drug Trafficking From Puerto Rico...

On February 14, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging 11 individuals for drug trafficking, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.

Four dead, five in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at...

Four people were killed and five others are in critical condition after a drive-by shooting at a streetside bar in Puerto Rico, police said Tuesday.

US Coast Guard saves French sailors after 7 day Caribbean Sea...

Coast Guard Cutters Vigilant and Richard Dixon crews rescued two boaters from a disabled sailing vessel, Thursday, in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 147 nautical miles south of Puerto Rico.

Authorities rescue 30 migrants after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico, killing...

Authorities searched for potential survivors off Puerto Rico’s northwest coast Thursday after a crowded boat capsized, killing at least two people.