Regulatory Alerts2017-04-12
Drug Trafficking Offences (Amendment) Act, 2000
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands enacted this Act to amend the Drug Trafficking Offences Act, 1992, by expanding the definitions of drug trafficking and introducing new confiscation powers. The legislation establishes procedures for postponed determinations, allows courts to issue confiscation orders against defendants who have died or absconded, and permits the reconsideration of cases where new evidence of benefit from drug trafficking emerges. Furthermore, the Act lowers the standard of proof for confiscation matters to the civil standard and mandates that courts draw inferences from a defendant's failure to provide required information.
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