Wednesday, April 16, 2014
By SANCHESKA BROWN
Tribune Staff Reporter
sbrown@tribunemedia.net
TWO Bahamian men are in police custody after they were arrested attempting to board a plane to Jamaica with money suspected of being the proceeds of crime.
The arrest occurred around 2:30pm Monday at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.
According to reports, Drug Enforcement Unit officers while on duty at LPIA, acting on intelligence, conducted a search of the two men, ages 44 and 34, who were about to board a flight to Jamaica.
The 44-year-old man was found in possession of just over $9,000 in cash and the 34-year-old was found in possession of just over $5,000 suspected to be the proceeds of crime.
The men were taken into custody and are expected to appear in court this week to be formally charged.
Police also arrested a 23-year-old man Monday night for possession of dangerous drugs.
According to reports, shortly after 10pm, mobile division officers were on routine patrol on Dorsett Street, Fox Hill, when they saw the suspect acting suspiciously.
Officers conducted a search of the man and found a quantity of marijuana in his possession. He was taken into police custody and is expected to appear in court later this week to be formally charged.
Investigations into both matters continue.
Comments
proudloudandfnm says...
Not a lot of money. Why the arrest?
Posted 16 April 2014, 12:23 p.m. Suggest removal
realfreethinker says...
My point. When was it made a crime to have money on you. Something aint right here. This makes no sense
Posted 16 April 2014, 12:56 p.m. Suggest removal
CANDACESCOTT says...
Is it possible that the police were monitoring these individuals?
Posted 16 April 2014, 1:06 p.m. Suggest removal
proudloudandfnm says...
Don't think so or they would have arrested them before they reached the airport..
Posted 16 April 2014, 1:26 p.m. Suggest removal
JohnDoes says...
I thought 10,000 was the standard suspicion amount in cash. This is simply discrimination at its finest. The DEU cannot prove that this was the result of drug proceeds unless the tribune is missing some key details about this. I dont care if these men have a history of drugs, if they are allowed to travel then that speaks for itself. There was no law being broken, just a coincidence that there are 2 men travelling to jamaica with an excess of 5000.
Posted 16 April 2014, 1:34 p.m. Suggest removal
spoitier says...
If this a crime, when are they going to arrest these politicians that have 20 times more money than they were paid from their profession and no business to support having that amount of money or these people that have big house, cars and living large and never had a job in their lives.
Posted 16 April 2014, 2:04 p.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
SoOOOOOOOOOOOOOO............... Bahamians cannot take a few thousand dollars to Jamaica anymore????????? cant we go there on vacation, school, family, etc??????
Granted we know the obvious connection between dope and Jamiaca but I hope we dont think that everyone going to Jamaica is going to buy dope.
Just saying...........................
Posted 16 April 2014, 3:30 p.m. Suggest removal
BahamianAway says...
Clearly there are some key elements missing to this story. It sounds way to vague...two men with less than 10 grand apiece arrested on a tip-off. Seriously...Tribune please stop with the half-a@# stories. Where is the rest of the information regarding this arrest?
Posted 16 April 2014, 3:39 p.m. Suggest removal
242in404 says...
Maybe it was money from the robberies at two different hotels recently--which included 2 Americans who had money stolen out of their room.
Posted 16 April 2014, 5:27 p.m. Suggest removal
oasisbeginnings says...
Probably somebody overheard something and called the police.
Posted 16 April 2014, 6:15 p.m. Suggest removal
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