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‘Pay $20k or go to jail’

A 21-year-old man who tried to smuggle over two pounds worth of cocaine into the United States must pay $20,000 to avoid spending two years behind bars.

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Five years in jail after cocaine find

A SENIOR magistrate yesterday sentenced a 39-year-old Haitian man to five years in prison for his role in the smuggling of $135,000 worth cocaine into the Bahamas last week.Terry Nacius, a farmer from La Tortue, Haiti, stood before stood before Deput

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Drugs found as immigrants arrested

FOUR men have been arrested in Freeport for possession of dangerous drugs and for immigration offences. The four men, all said to be illegal immigrants, were discovered by police and immigration officers during a check

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Man accused over fake currency

A MAN was arraigned yesterday on possession of forged currency and drug charges.

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Two months jail for having drugs and lying to police

A MAN was sentenced to two months in prison yesterday after admitting to lying to an officer and having drugs last Monday.

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$4m suspected cocaine seized in Grand Bahama

BAHAMIAN and US authorities made a $4m drug seizure and arrested one of four suspects yesterday in East Grand Bahama.

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Man guilty of drug possession

A 23-year-old man yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession with intent to supply.Kevin Rolle, of Sugar Hill Road, Fox Hill, appearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain, admitted to possessing 3.875 ounces of suspected mari

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Man arrested over drugs and cash discovery

GRAND Bahama police arrested a man in connection with the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs and the discovery of thousands of dollars in cash at a residence in Eight Mile Rock on Wednesday. According to reports, shortly after 7pm a team of of

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One-month sentence for man admitting to drug possession

A MAN was sentenced to one month in prison after admitting to having drugs downtown earlier this week.

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Bail granted for two men on drug possession charges

TWO MEN were granted bail in court yesterday after they were accused of having over 400 pills of illicit drugs.

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British man held after drugs found on sailboat

A BRITISH citizen was arrested in Grand Bahama after Bahamian authorities allegedly discovered illegal drugs on a sailboat docked at a canal in the Bahama Reef Boulevard area.

Man on drug charges

A 20-year-old man was arraigned yesterday in connection with a drug seizure at the Lynden Pindling International Airport earlier this week.

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Four held after $600k drug find

FOUR Bahamian men were arrested following a major drug discovery and seizure of some $600,000 worth of suspected cocaine in the Dover Sound area, police reported yesterday.

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$15K fine for drugs and firearm charges

Well-known Abaco resident Pericles Anthony Maillis was fined a total of $15,500 after pleading guilty to a list of charges for drugs and firearm possession in the Magistrate Court in Abaco on yesterday.

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Pair held after marijuana plants found in Coral Harbour home

A MAN and woman were taken into police custody after 173 marijuana plants and several packages of suspected marijuana were found at a home they were in at Coral Harbour.

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20 arrests in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama police arrested 20 people over the weekend for various offences, including possession of dangerous drugs, among other things. Assistant Superintendent of Police Terecita Pinder said the arrests were the result of assiduous work by offic

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Man and woman held after large drug seizure

A man and woman were taken into custody after a large amount of drugs was seized early on Saturday.

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Dutch woman pleads guilty to importing ecstasy pills

A DUTCH WOMAN on Friday pleaded guilty to importing three pounds of ecstasy pills into the Bahamas last week. 

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Six Haitian men charged in connection with drug seizure

SIX Haitian men were remanded to prison on Friday afternoon following their arraignment in connection with the recent seizure of nearly $2 million worth of suspected cocaine.

Delay over drug dealers' appeal against sentence

Delay over drug dealers' appeal against sentence By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE COURT of Appeal deferred its decision in the cases of two men appealing against their sentences after being convicted of possessing d