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Drugs case delayed again

THE four-year-old drug case involving a contractor and a woman, accused of possessing dangerous drugs with intent to supply, experienced another delay yesterday.

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Arrest made after drug seizure

FREEPORT - A 42-year-old Bahamian man and several suspected illegal immigrants are in police custody following a drug seizure in an upscale neighbourhood near Port Lucaya. According to

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Seven arrests after drug and gun finds

SEVEN people were arrested in the Freeport area by police for drug, firearm, and ammunition possession.ASP Terecita Pinder reported that officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit and Rapid Response Unit conducted a joint operation called “Black Out” on W

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Man arraigned on airport drug bust

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection with a drug bust at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.

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$4.6m marijuana haul seized

SIX men – five Bahamians and one Jamaican – are in police custody following a major drug bust in waters off South Andros early yesterday morning.

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$1,500 in fines for possession of ammunition, drugs and breaching probation

A MAN was fined $1,500 after he admitted to having an unfired round of ammunition and drugs in his car in Sunshine Park last week while still on probation for a prior drug offence.

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Police seize $1.3m cocaine haul

POLICE arrested 21 Chinese nationals after 68 kilos of cocaine were seized in a $1.3m drug bust on a cargo boat near Arawak Cay on Sunday.

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Pair face court charged with drugs possession

A WOMAN and a man were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a drug related charge.

The appetite for illicit drugs

Please publish this open letter to: Mr. John Dinkelman Charge d’ Affaires, US Embassy

Youngsters learn from their peers about leadership

Youngsters learn from their peers about leadership By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Fifteen junior high students from Grand Bahama will attend the Peer Leadership Camp in New Providence to learn about dr

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Tourists accused of drug offences

TWO American tourists admitted in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to separate drug offences while on vacation in Nassau.

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DEU officer ‘found cocaine in shipment boxes’

A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified to discovering 23 pounds of cocaine in three shipment boxes addressed to a man who had been wanted by police for more than a year.

ILLEGAL DRUGS WARNING

By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net THE Pharmacy Council has warned Bahamians of the dangers of the illegal sale of pharmaceuticals and use of black-market drugs. During a press conference at the Ministry of Health yesterday

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Drugs worth $512,000 seized

FOUR men and two women were taken into police custody after authorities found suspected marijuana worth an estimated $512,000.

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Prosecutors win appeal over Canadian pilot's sentence

CROWN prosecutors successfully challenged, on appeal, a magistrate’s jurisdiction to impose an 18-month sentence on a Canadian pilot who was initially given four years in prison for his involvement in a $1m drug plot.

Proceeds of drug trafficking

The Tribune headline on the September 16, 2013; “US Loses $14m drug case ruling” has prompted me to write yet again about our failure to enforce the provisions of chapter 86 of the statute laws of The Bahamas.

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$6.2m drug suspect denied bail by court

A GRAND Bahama man was denied bail yesterday after being arraigned in connection with the $6.2m drug seizure in the nation’s second city.

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Four men charged with smuggling $9m worth of cocaine

FOUR MEN were charged with smuggling $9m worth of cocaine into Long Island in a drug bust last Friday.

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Woman and teen charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into Department of Corrections

A 24-year-old woman and a teenager were charged in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday with attempting to smuggle drugs into the Bahamas Department of Corrections in a plate of food earlier this week.

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Several accused over drugs after police operation in Grand Bahama

SEVERAL people were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs following a police operation in three drug hotspots on Grand Bahama.