US court finds ex-BVI Premier Fahie guilty after questioning juror

A U.S. court found the former premier of the British Virgin Islands guilty on charges of drug trafficking, according to court documents published on Friday, a month after the original verdict following an unusual delay in which two jurors voiced doubts.
Andrew Fahie, who served as premier of the British territory between 2019 and 2022, was charged with planning to shield cocaine-filed boats while docked in the Caribbean islands’ ports and bribing a government official in a plot intended to run thousands of kilograms of the drug through the territory.
Fahie was arrested two years ago in Miami, where U.S. justice authorities say he traveled to pick up an advance payment for the scheme.
Jurors unanimously found Fahie guilty on charges of cocaine trafficking, money laundering and bribery in a Miami court on Feb. 8.
However, Judge Kathleen Williams soon after subpoenaed two jurors who expressed misgivings after the conviction, the Miami Herald reported. It said only one had showed up on Thursday and this juror confirmed their vote was their decision.