Woman Sentenced to Eight Months in Prison for Marijuana Possession

St. Thomas, USVI– District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Amari Stroy, 23, of Union City, Georgia, to eight months in prison and one year of supervised release for possession of marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.

On June 8, 2015, Stroy pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana. Court records show that on February 13, 2015, Stroy was apprehended at the Cyril E. King International Airport on St. Thomas with approximately 9.9 kilograms of marijuana after arriving from Atlanta, Georgia.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David White.