UK dispatches minister after DEA detains leader and corruption report advises two years of governor’s rule

The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands has said he opposes a recommendation that the UK take direct control of the territory after his predecessor appeared in a US court on charges linked to drugs trafficking.

Andrew Fahie, 51, was detained in Miami on Thursday for allegedly conspiring to import a controlled substance and laundering money, in an operation led by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

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