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Drug case delayed because of lack of a stenographer

A MAN accused of drug possession was granted a stay in his case pending the outcome of his constitutional motion to be heard in the Supreme Court because a magistrate could not comply with his request to have a stenographer present for his trial.

The drug lord years in the Bahamas

A FLOUNDERING economy in the 1970s left the country desperate and encouraged some within the leadership of the governing PLP to to make the conscious decision to partner with drug lords, Majority Rule MP Ed Moxey told The Tribune.

'Tough times no excuse to smuggle drugs'

ROUGH economic times is not an excuse to engage in behaviour that is illegal, a magistrate told two men in their 50s - moments before sentencing them for their involvement in a $800,000 drug smuggling plot.

The fitness trainer with the right tools

AS a fitness professional with decades of experience, Jillian Bartlett said she strives for nothing but excellence in her field of work.

'I dealt drugs to pay for food'

A MAN who said his reason for dealing drugs was to put food on his table cried in Magistrates Court after being sentenced to five years imprisonment for possessing $7,000 worth of marijuana.

Concerns over increased drug traffic between Haiti and Bahamas

THE Bahamas was a prominent feature in a newly published United States narcotics report that cited concerns of increased drug trafficking connections between the Bahamas and Haiti.

Man accused over $500,000 marijuana haul

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday on multiple drug charges concerning the recent seizure of more than $500,000 worth of marijuana at a home in South Beach.

Health fair successfully targets heart disease education

HUNDREDS of Bahamians visited the centre court at the Town Centre Mall last Thursday to participate in screenings offered at the Bahamas Heart Association’s annual health fair.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time for Cabinet Shake-up

By all accounts, the public is increasingly becoming uneasy with this government and there are some who are demanding a Cabinet shuffle. There are certain PLP ministers who are sufferers of windbaggery and fictitious disease syndrome and, frankly, some of their performances in various ministries amounts to nothing more than a substantive negative outcome!

Three held over drugs find

TWO teenage boys and a 33-year-old man are in police custody after they were found on Friday in possession of a large quantity of suspected marijuana.

Two arrested in connection with drug seizure

GRAND Bahama Police arrested two people in connection with the seizure of $21,000-worth of illegal drugs on Friday.

One of five men pleads guilty to involvement in drug smuggling plot

ONE of five men arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday on multiple charges pleaded guilty to his involvement in a $800,000 drug smuggling plot.

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.

Two held over $800,000 drug bust

POLICE in Andros arrested two additional men in connection with Tuesday’s $800,000 drugs bust in New Providence.

Mitchell emphasises importance of collaboration with US against crime

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell said the collaborative efforts between the Government of the Bahamas and the United States of America remains critical to the continued success against the “constant assault” of trans-national criminal activity.

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