St. Croix Man Arrested on Federal Charges for Allegedly Mailing Over a Pound of Cocaine from St. Croix to South Carolina

St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Damian Anthony Lang of St. Croix was arrested February 4, 2020 for the charge of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.

According to court documents, Lang is accused of mailing two parcels from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Spartanburg, South Carolina on December 7, 2019. The parcels were intercepted and contained approximately 462 grams of a white powdery substance which field-tested positive for cocaine.

Lang was arraigned on February 4, 2020 in federal court on St. Croix and detention, preliminary and removal hearings are scheduled for February 5, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. According to court documents, Lang is currently on release pending trial in an unrelated federal case, No. 2015-13, for the charge of Felon in Possession of Ammunition.

The South Carolina case is investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melissa P. Ortiz and Alphonso Andrews in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert reminds the public that a criminal complaint is merely a formal charging document and is not evidence of guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.