Wow!! A smack face a rush 68 promotions should beg a yeah, how is it such a so profile **nobid maintenance contact sought** comrade to the government day can be alleged has operated so many business activities and out in open - a Royal Constabulary vehicle and who was the actual one alleged have been sitting the car parked out front too? Could the government have contributed some spoil a citizen's alleged brazen activities? Can't make this up. Just, **can't.**

> Tyrone Sands, superintendent of customs, told The Tribune officers had suspicions about the Faith Avenue bar before videos of alcohol being sold there against Dr Minnis’ emergency orders circulated this month.

**Translation:** *If you as a businessman conducting a legal or illegal business dare to violate any of Minnis's orders, you risk the Supreme Ruler personally ordering a major 'hit job' on your business establishment.*

In the case of what has happened here to Jonathan Ash, well, let's just say, it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy (my tongue pressed hard in cheek). But all business owners should be taking careful note of what has taken place here because their business could well be next for just about any reason our new Supreme Ruler may deem fit.

I thought the exact same thing without having read your comments.
Customs is just another method of wielding total control, and crippling anyone who sticks there head up. Could be Ash, could be any of us. And someday, it will be. Read your history.

@Porcupine,
you wouldn't by any chance be referring to Martin Niemöller's famous words now would you?

Yes. First they come for..............

Here is the scenario if this ever makes it to court: Justice: Please present your evidence!
Police prosecutor and Customs witnesses: Well your Honor it's like dis, da bars dem bin shut going on two months nah an ween even had a taste from den, so we did drink it.
Justice: You drank the evidence? Case dismissed!

Let Bahamian business open Mr. PM. Quit holding The People hostage to your tyranny using your bands of lawless civil servants as your enforcers.
. Remember Most Powerful One, What Goes Around, Comes Around!

Wonder who gets to keep the spoils? Corruption is alive and well and rampant in our Bahamaland 😫

Red China.....in the case of our country.

Comrades ... be **“praying every night”** that the People's Republic of China doesn't pull out Baha Mar as it turns inward to deal with its country's gigantic problems. Yes?

First of all, I need to have a business license to operate my business then so should he and everyone else who wants to operate a business. Secondly, how was he able to get his product through and out of customs possession into his possession without PAYING. Ash has to be a very good magician or he has some corrupt ***custom*** people in his pocket who are his ***customers***. This is what needs to be explained and investigated.

The name of the establishment in question actually answers the question. The owner is most likely a “Made Man”

Hope in the end that the Customs fellows do go easy on the comrade...Not goin' be easy for Imperialists redshirts so quickly recruit a qualified replacement of a similar kind of a princely comrade ...**to raise a whole new set "no tendered maintenance contract* Eyebrows** over kinds things what was revealed during sworn testimony before the court of justice...something any other leader Queen's opposition, would've jumped latch onto, tightly... that ignoring of such a gift-horse has puzzled all the hell out me? Nod once for yeah, twice for no?

why are Customs seizing cases of Kalik Beer? Is someone really importing this Bahamian made beer and not paying the requisite duty? This seems very unlikely to me. Another over reach by the state security services maybe, or perhaps they were using the Kalik cases to seize the bottles of imported beer that did not have cases?

Because they prefer it to Bud??😆

The full story of where Ash got all of this alcohol from, must be unearthed by the Fourth Estate. Ash and the enablers of this travesty must be exposed …….. PLP, FNM or both.

This, along with the RBDF promotions, in the middle of this two month COVID nightmare should make all citizens MAD as hell.

Perhaps the bigger question is: Where will Carl Bethel be able to go to buy his favourite sauce when his current supply at home runs out?