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 Sint Thomas based Drug Kingpin James Springette led an international drug empire. Springette had palatial homes in Colombia,Venezuela and many Caribbean islands . Springette is accused by the US government of importing over 1000 kilos of Cocaine to America on a weekly basis. Springette escaped from a Colombian prison and engaged police in numerous shootouts. Springette's drug empire was called the Island Boys .   ST. THOMAS — Drug kingpin James Springette and two of his henchmen, Elton Turnbull and Glenison Isaac, revealed in graphic detail Wednesday the intricate operations of a multinational drug organization that moved cocaine from Venezuela to Tortola then to St. Thomas and on to its final destination in North Carolina and how Gelean Mark was a pivotal figure in the drug cartel.   Several DEA agents also testified about the sting operation they implemented as they launched an investigation into Springette’s drug organization. ST. THOMAS — A federal jury he...

This is the third part in the series The Originator's of Hip Hop Fashion. In this portion we examine the 'BLING' aspect of the culture and some of the street personalities who epitomized the term. The Black Mafia Family or BMF is a drug crew that has left an undeniable imprint on Hip Hop culture and in particular that aspect of it referred to as Gangsta Rap. THE BLACK MAFIA FAMILY AND BMF ENTERTAINMENT THE DRUG ORGANIZATION: A) Documents filed in October 2006 in a federal case out of Detroit state: "Terry Lee Flenory and Demetrius Edward Flenory, by the early l990's, had established a drug organization which was dealing in kilogram quantities of cocaine in the Detroit metropolitan area. By the mid 1990's, the organization was extended into other areas of the United States including St. Louis, Mo., Los Angeles, Calif., and Atlanta, Ga. ... Eventually, Terry Lee Flenory and Demetrius Edward Flenory began to operate their illegal cocain...