Uhambo lomgibeli ohamba ngomkhumbi lufike esiphethweni kungazelelwe lapho iziphathimandla kuthiwa zithole izidakamizwa kanye nemali elinganiselwa ku-$51,000 egunjini lakhe.
USteven Krumholz, 51, uboshwe ngesonto eledlule ngezinsolo zokudayisa izidakamizwa ephuma egunjini lakhe ngesikhathi sohambo lwaseCaribbean ngomkhumbi i-Allure of the Seas.
Iziphathimandla zithole cishe amagremu angu-3 e-methamphetamine, amaphilisi e-Ecstasy angaphezu kuka-140, i-ketamine, imali engu-$51,020, kanye ne-oda lemali lika-$960 kukhabethe lika-Krumholz, ngokusho kwe-US Customs and Border Protection.
Izidakamizwa nemali kutholwe ngesikhathi kuhlolwa okungahleliwe abagibeli bomkhumbi ngoLwesithathu e-St. Thomas, e-US Virgin Islands. Omunye umgibeli otholakale ephethe izidakamizwa ukhombe iziphathimandla endlini ka-Krumholz, lapho kuthiwa lezi zidakamizwa zathengwa khona, kusho isitatimende se-CBP.
Umkhumbi, omusha futhi omkhulu kunayo yonke emikhunjini yaseRoyal Caribbean, wawuqashelwe ukuhamba ngomkhumbi yi-Atlantis Events ngalokho owawubiza ngokuthi “uhambo lwezitabane olukhulu kakhulu emhlabeni.”
I-Royal Caribbean ithe "inenqubomgomo eqinile yokungabekezeleli" izidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni emikhunjini yayo. I-cruise line ibambisana ngokugcwele neziphathimandla, kusho inkampani esitatimendeni.
I-Atlantis Events itshele iwebhusayithi yezokuvakasha i-Cruise Critic ukuthi abagibeli “belulekwa ngokugcwele ngazo zonke izinqubomgomo nemithetho yamasiko ngaphambi kokuthi bahambe ngomkhumbi. I-Atlantis izisekela ngokugcwele izinqubomgomo zeRoyal Caribbean futhi isebenza eduze ukuze izenze zisebenze.”
U-Krumholz uphendulelwe kuma-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Umkhumbi waqeda uhambo lwawo futhi wabuyela ePort Everglades, eFlorida, ngeSonto.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The ship, the newest and largest in the Royal Caribbean fleet, was chartered for the sailing by Atlantis Events for what it billed as the “world’s largest gay cruise.
- Another passenger found to be in possession of narcotics pointed authorities to Krumholz’s cabin, where the drugs were allegedly purchased, CBP said in a statement.
- Authorities found nearly 3 grams of methamphetamine, more than 140 Ecstasy pills, ketamine, $51,020 in cash, and a $960 money order in Krumholz’s cabin, according to U.
