THREE MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO COCAINE DISTRIBUTION FOLLOWING UNDERCOVER OPERATION

St. Thomas, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Niah Henry, 35, Peter Francis, 33, and Kenson Plasimond, 42, all of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine. Their sentencing dates will be set by the court.

According to court documents, between December 5, 2023, and December 7, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Virgin Islands Police Department utilized an undercover agent to conduct purchases of cocaine and oxycodone in the Red Hook area of St. Thomas. During that time, Henry, Francis and Plasimond negotiated cocaine sales with the undercover agent and thereafter sold quantities of cocaine to the agent. For their convictions, Henry, Francis and Plasimond all face maximum sentences of 20 years in prison.

These cases were investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Virgin Islands Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Cherrisse R. Woods as part of a collaborative operation under the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Task Force Initiative.