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Anti-doping commission to respond to documentary
THE Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission plans to respond to claims made by an international news agency that The Bahamas is a source from where top world athletes allegedly received some of their dosages of banned performance enhancing drugs, The Tribune has learned.
'Stash houses' demolished in less than 24 hours
POLICE, working in conjunction with the Bain and Grant’s Town Urban Renewal Project and the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, demolished two abandoned buildings just off Baillou Hill Road yesterday, putting an end to what were once two “stash houses” for drug peddlers.
Two charged in separate drugs incidents
TWO men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Carlin Smith, 26, appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes after he was found with Indian Hemp and methylenedioxyamphetamine on April 24. He pleade
15 months in prison for drug possession
A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 15 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. He was among four men who appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes for drug related offences. Obafemi Gibson, 38,
Grand Bahama is winning the war on drugs, says ACP Butler
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler said yesterday the force has had a “major impact” on the war on drugs in Grand Bahama.
Suspects deny aiding wanted man
FOUR people denied knowingly aiding a wanted suspect in avoiding law enforcement when they were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Drug lord must pay $250,000
ACCUSED drug lord Melvin Maycock Sr had his three year sentence upheld, but was fined an additional $250,000 by the appellate court after it dismissed his appeal to overrule a drug possession conviction for $1.2 million worth of marijuana.
Closer links to US in drug fight
Closer links to US in drug fight THE Bahamas has recommended improved co-operation between the Caribbean and the United States in the fight against the trafficking of guns and narcotics throughout the region. C A Smith, Bahamas Ambassador to the United S
Man fined $7,000 for dealing in marijuana
A man was ordered to pay $7,000 or face two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Four face court over marijuana charges
FOUR men were charged with possession of dangerous drugs in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Two men fined after being found with drugs and cookies
TWO men were fined in court yesterday after being found with a quantity of marijuana earlier this week.
Comedian: I didn't know marijuana was illegal
AMERICAN comedian and actor Craig Robinson told a magistrate he did not know marijuana was illegal in the Bahamas after pleading guilty to two drug possession charges yesterday.
Six held after $1m of cocaine, marijuana seized
SIX Bahamians – including one woman - are in police custody in connection with the discovery of nearly $1 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in two separate drug busts over the weekend.
Pair held over botched Bahamian human smuggling operation
A MAN and a woman were taken into custody in Florida after a botched Bahamian human smuggling operation.
Drug counselling classes ordered for man found with marijuana
A 39-year-old man was ordered to attend drug counselling classes for six months after police found him with two grams of marijuana last month.
Four charged with various drug offences
TWO teenagers and two men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Rashaun Mackey, 19, and a 17-year-old male appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with possession of Indian Hemp wi
Two face court after $30,000 cocaine find at airport
AN American man and a Bahamian man were both arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations they were found with $30,000 worth of cocaine at the Lynden Pindling International Airport last week.Tony Dexter Pickett, 30, of Port Charlotte, F
Pair ordered to take drug counselling classes
TWO men were ordered to attend drug counselling classes yesterday after they were found on separate occasions with small quantities of marijuana.
Prison officer jailed for intent to supply drugs
A CORRECTIONS officer spent the first night of his next 12 months behind bars yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
More than 2,000 pounds of marijuana seized by police
FOUR men are in police custody after being detained following the seizure of 62 bales of what is suspected to be marijuana in the area of South Andros on Saturday.