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One admits drug charges, three others accused

ONE of four men arraigned yesterday for the recent seizure of $450,000 worth of cocaine at the Lynden Pinding International Airport pleaded guilty to multiple drug related offences during his initial appearance in Magistrates’ Court.

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Guilty plea to drugs charge, two others discharged

TWO MEN and a woman were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with drug possession and intent to supply.

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Three accused over firearm, ammunition and drugs

THREE men and a woman appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with firearm, ammunition and drug offences.

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Three face court on drugs charges

THREE WOMEN and a man were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on separate drug charges.

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Two face drugs charges

TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate drug charges.

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Ex-officer jailed after hiding drugs in his socks

A FORMER corrections officer was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to trying to smuggle drugs concealed in his socks into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services late last week. Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola

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Officer tells of finding marijuana in search

A POLICE officer on Friday testified about finding a quantity of marijuana in a home that he and his team executed a search warrant on last year.

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Man on marijuana charge to take drug counselling

A 41-year-old man who was charged with marijuana possession was conditionally discharged after he agreed to attend drug counselling classes.

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US Customs grab Nassau drug boat

UNITED States Customs and Border Protection officials in Miami, Florida, seized 150 pounds of cocaine on Tuesday on a vessel that originated from The Bahamas.

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Pilots in $1m drug case ask for bail

TWO pilots sought bail – pending appeal – from a Magistrate yesterday moments after he convicted and sentenced them to prison in connection with a $1m drug seizure.

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Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal

A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.

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Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal

A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.

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2% of drugs pass through The Bahamas

NEARLY 99 per cent of the illegal firearms taken off the streets and into police custody have been traced back to Florida, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday.

Massive drop in drug trade to US

By KHRISNA VIRGIL

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'Die' Stubbs back in court

STEPHEN "Die" Stubbs returns to court today for the continuation of the case against him in which he is accused of conspiring to import $6 million worth of marijuana He is also accused of possession of the drugs.

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US gives $2.5m to fight drugs

THE United States has given the Bahamas $2.5 million to strengthen the country’s fight against drug trafficking.

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Drug conviction quashed for three men

THREE men had their two and a half year sentence for possession of $336,000 worth of drugs overturned after a Court of Appeals judge found that there was insubstantial evidence to convict them.

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Two charged with separate drug offences

TWO men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. James McCartney, 23, appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis after officers seized two ounces of Indian hemp from him around 6.20pm on

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Officer testifies in drug trial

AN officer gave testimony yesterday in the ongoing drug trial of two men in the Magistrate’s Court.

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$3m marijuana haul discovered on board boat

POLICE arrested three Bahamian men in the Ragged Island chain after they found $3m worth of suspected marijuana aboard their boat.