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Bail granted to suspect in drug trafficking case
A MAN awaiting trial on a drug trafficking charge was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Nine held for drug possession
NINE men were arrested for drug possession in several incidents on Tuesday.
Man ordered to attend drug counselling
A 21-year-old man who was found with a quantity of marijuana in his car earlier this week was on Friday ordered to attend drug counselling classes.
Three men deny charges in $4m marijuana haul
THREE Grand Bahama natives yesterday denied allegations of being caught with close to $4 million worth of marijuana while in waters off South Andros last week. Kenny Major, Patrick Bain, and Brian Marshall each pleaded not guilty to several drug rela
UPDATED: $3m worth of marijuana seized in drug bust
POLICE seized $3 million worth of marijuana in an early morning drug bust on Thursday.
Four years in jail for drug possession
A MAN who claimed to police officers he found 108 packages of marijuana was sentenced to four years imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to drug possession with intent to supply.
Woman arrested after $50,000 of marijuana found
POLICE arrested a 30-year-old woman on Tuesday night after accusing her of being in possession of $50,000 worth of marijuana in Nassau Village.
Two arrested for dangerous drug possession
POLICE arrested two people for possession of dangerous drugs in separate incidents in Grand Bahama on Tuesday.
$300 fine for Indian hemp possession
A MAN was fined in Magistrate’s Court after admitting to owning 18 grams of Indian hemp.
Three held over gun and drugs
TWO men and a woman are in police custody after officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit found them with a handgun and ammunition, along with a quantity of suspected marijuana.
Man held after marijuana find
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers in Grand Bahama arrested one man and seized more than 20 pounds of suspected marijuana in two separate incidents.
Father released after son pleads guilty to drug possession
A MAN was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having $1,600 worth of drugs last week.
Two arrested after drugs found
TWO Haitians were arrested yesterday for possession of drugs worth an estimated $42,000 after a search of a home at Balls Alley, off Shirley Street.
Drug cartels
For a while, I’ve looked at crime trends and studied them closely to understand and learn how to fully combat these problems. We always had a gang problem and illegal arms dealing being the two biggest issues in crime.
Pilots ‘didn’t know’ they had $1m of drugs on plane
TWO Bahamian pilots yesterday denied knowledge and possession of $1m worth of drugs found on the plane in which they brought a passenger from Canada to Nassau.
Marijuana
The issue of legalisation of ganja has become a popular issue in the global discourse on drugs since the pioneering role of countries such as Uruguay and Canada led the way regarding the legalisation of ganja for medicinal and recreational purposes.
Secret trade in abortion tablets: Chemists selling drug without demanding doctors’ presciptions
THE illegal sale of a drug obtained without a prescription but used to cause abortions has been uncovered by The Tribune.
NHI/drug plan merger to curb health waste
A Cabinet minister yesterday asserted that combining National Health Insurance (NHI) with the National Prescription Drug Plan will help to curb healthcare waste and inefficiency in the public sector.
Three charged over $1.6m marijuana seizure
TWO Bahamian men and a Jamaican national were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a million-dollar drug bust that took place in waters off South Andros last week.