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Woman jailed for smuggling drugs in a condom

A 38-year-old Bahamian woman was sentenced to a year and a half in prison yesterday for attempting to smuggle almost ten ounces of cocaine into the United States earlier this week by concealing the drugs in a condom inserted in her vagina.

MailBoat employee caught by police with drugs at Potter's Cay

A MAILBOAT employee has been arrested after he was found in possession of a large amount of drugs at Potter's Cay Dock on Friday night.

Two officers investigated after suspicious plane landing

TWO police officers from Andros are under investigation regarding a suspicious plane that was allegedly carrying drugs.

Verdict due in drugs case

THE verdict in the four-year-old Lamm drug case is expected to be handed down today in Magistrate’s Court.

Drug find

A JOINT effort by police and law enforcement partners led to the discovery of a marijuana field in Andros. Sometime after noon on Monday, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit in conjunction with Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, United Stat

Two in custody over drug possession

Two men are in police custody after they were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs.

Police reveal haul in $3m drugs seizure

POLICE say they expect to bring charges today in the case of three million dollars worth of suspected dangerous drugs seized in Grand Bahama on Sunday.

Three in court over $118,000 drug seizure

THREE men remanded to prison yesterday will return to Magistrates Court today to learn their fate in connection with a recent $118,000 drug seizure.

Drug enforcement chief's concern over airport drugs

SAMUEL Butler, officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit, said yesterday DEU is “very, very concerned” about the amount and frequency of illegal drugs being trafficked into the country on a commercial airline direct from Panama.

Appeal is denied for pair in $6m drug case

THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeals of two men who contested their conviction and sentence for their involvement in a $6m drug smuggling operation.

Suspected dealer charged with possession of drugs

SHARKEAL Belizaire was charged in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court yesterday with possession of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.

Three years jail for US cocaine smuggler

AN American man was convicted yesterday and sentenced to three years in prison in connection with a drug seizure at the Lynden Pindling International Airport over the weekend.

Six held after $350,000 drug seizure

SIX Bahamian men were arrested after police discovered in their possession more than 250lbs of marijuana with an estimated street value of $350,000.

Inagua pair on drugs charges

TWO Inagua men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on separate drug charges after being found with $10,000 and $5,000 worth of Indian hemp respectively.

Drugs counselling ordered

A 23-year-old man who attempted to flush 10 grams of marijuana down the toilet when officers raided his home was ordered to attend drug counselling classes for a year.

Marijuana seizures drop, more cocaine intercepted

POLICE marijuana seizures decreased last year compared to 2014, however there was a slight increase in the amount of cocaine seized during the same time period, according to the latest drug statistics.

National Organ Transplant Programme to be launched before year’s end

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the government expects to launch the Bahamas National Organ Transplant Programme before the end of the year.

Jamaican women caught with $10k drugs

TWO Jamaican women who were caught with nearly $10,000 worth of marijuana were each fined $4,000 yesterday.

Two charged with marijuana possession agree to drug counselling

TWO men, charged with marijuana possession, were conditionally discharged after they agreed to attend drug counselling classes.

Haitian captain has smuggling sentence cut

THE captain of a Haitian sloop used to smuggle over $100,000 pounds of cocaine into the country last year has had his prison sentence shortened on appeal. Terry Nacius will now serve three years in prison instead of the five years he was sentenced t

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