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Two conditionally discharged after agreeing to counselling
TWO men who were charged with marijuana possession were conditionally discharged after they agreed to attend drug counselling classes.
Jail term upheld for police boat chase
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the four-year sentence of one of two men who led officers on a high speed boat chase after he and his partner were caught sailing on the open seas with a quantity of dangerous drugs.
$3,000 fine for marijuana possession
A 50-year-old man was fined $3,000 yesterday after pleading guilty to drug possession with intent to supply.
Debate to open on marijuana?
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage says the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is an issue that the government will soon be confronted with as authorities continue to combat the illegal production of the drug throughout the country.
Pilot gets bail in $1m drug seizure case
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Canadian guilty in $1m drug plot
A CANADIAN pilot whispered “I love you guys” to relatives seated in the Magistrate’s Court moments after he pleaded guilty to his involvement yesterday in a $1m drug plot that was foiled at the country’s main point of entry.
Six arrests after marijuana discovery
GRAND Bahama police arrested six men – four Bahamians and two Jamaican nationals – following discovery of illegal drugs at a residence on that island.
American man held on drugs charges
A 26–year-old American man from Miami, Florida, is in custody after he was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Saturday.
Grand Cay woman caught with drugs in suitcase
A 21-year-old woman from Grand Cay, Abaco is in police custody on Thursday after she was arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine found in a suitcase.
Inagua police seize man over dangerous drugs find
POLICE in Inagua took an man into custody after seizing a quantity of dangerous drugs on Monday.
Two held over drugs find
TWO people were arrested after police searched a residence and discovered dangerous drugs and ammunition.According to police, shortly after 7.30pm on Tuesday officers of the Rapid Response Unit executed a search warrant at house on Abaco Drive where
Duty down on drugs
IT has been two weeks now (May 30th) since our Finance Minister announced the removal of duty on prescription drugs.
Woman smuggled drugs to pay for care of her child
BEFORE being sentenced to 16 months in prison for trying to smuggle cocaine into the USA, a woman told the magistrate that she was willing to risk getting caught because she needed the $6,000 payment to take care of her and her then two-year-old child.
American arrested after $436,000 of marijuana found
AN American man in his early 50s was yesterday arrested in connection with the discovery of nearly half a million dollars worth of marijuana in Bimini, according to local police.
Two Grand Bahama deaths with fentanyl in their system this year
GRAND Bahama has already recorded two deaths of people found with fentanyl in their system in 2024, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles, who said the drug was found in one person who died on the island last year.
Man claimed he was keeping marijuana for friend
A 46-year-old man who was found with more than $5,000 worth of marijuana, which he claimed he was keeping for a friend, was yesterday fined $7,800.
Drug unit officers seize marijuana worth $1m
DRUG Enforcement Unit Officers confiscated more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana – with an estimated street value of more than $1 million – in two separate operations on Monday.
Two held after 100 pounds of marijuana found
TWO men are in police custody after they were found in possession of 100 pounds of marijuana early on Friday morning.
$4.5m cocaine haul seized
A MAJOR drug seizure of some $4.5m worth of cocaine was made at the Freeport Container Port yesterday, police said.
Three suspects held for drug possession
THREE people were arrested for drug possession in Grand Bahama on Friday in two separate incidents.