Source: Office of United States Attorneys
St. Thomas, VI – Acting United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced today that Jaclyn Raquel Quiroz, of California, was arraigned on June 9, 2025, in the District Court of the Virgin Islands on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges following an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on May 21, 2025. The indictment charges Quiroz with one count of conspiracy to commit a drug trafficking crime and one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
According to court records, on March 26, 2025, Quiroz arrived at the Cyril E. King airport on board a United Airlines flight. After the flight arrived, the checked baggage was placed into a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) x-ray machine. CBP officers noticed some anomalies in two suitcases with luggage tags listed under Quiroz’s name. CBP officers identified dense substances inside both suitcases, which they recognized as consistent with the attributes of marijuana. The suitcases were placed on the checked baggage carousel, where they would be retrieved by the owner. CBP officers observing the suitcases witnessed Quiroz retrieve both suitcases from the carousel. CBP officers stopped Quiroz and requested identification, which she provided in the form of a California driver’s license.
Quiroz was then escorted to a secondary inspection area. CBP officers opened the suitcases to further examine them. Inside both suitcases, the officers discovered several black vacuum sealed packages covered by a towel. Upon closer inspection, the packaging was found to contain approximately 20 kilograms of marijuana.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Denise George.