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Nine months in jail over marijuana smuggling
A JAMAICAN was sentenced to nine months in prison yesterday after admitting to smuggling marijuana into the country in cereal boxes.
Veteran policeman and two Colombians accused over drugs
A VETERAN police officer - who has now been relieved of his duties - and two Colombian men were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday accused of importing 181 pounds of cocaine and 31 pounds of indian hemp into Acklins last week.
Jet Blue passenger held over $48,000 cocaine discovery
A Jet Blue passenger was detained by police yesterday in connection with an attempt to smuggle $48,000 worth of cocaine into the United States, a police source confirmed.
Late trial transcripts delay drug case verdict
THE late receipt of full trial transcripts delayed the verdict in a major drug case in which four men, among them Stephen ‘Die’ Stubbs, are accused of conspiring to smuggle $6 million worth of marijuana into the Bahamas.
Abaco man’s death was by Fentanyl, say Police
A FENTANYL overdose killed a 23-year-old Abaco man in Grand Bahama earlier this year, the latest known death from the drug in The Bahamas.
Four accused over drugs
FOUR men on Grand Bahama were arrested for drug possession with intent to supply, according to police.
Man ‘stole liquor to pay for drugs’
A 55-year-old man who stole two bottles of liquor he claimed he planned to sell to support his drug addiction was yesterday fined $600.
Crack cocaine addict told to attend drug counselling
A 34-year-old man was ordered to attend drug counselling after he pleaded guilty to crack cocaine possession in court yesterday. Police arrested Aristotle Smith after they seized $60 worth of crack cocaine from him on September 4. The court was tol
Dwight Major drug case delayed over date mix-up
WITNESS testimony in the $280,000 Dwight Major drug case was yesterday adjourned for 24 hours following an apparent mix-up in the appearance date for Major and the man with whom he was arrested.Major, 50, who is on trial for one count each of conspir
Drug trial delayed as accused recovers from shooting
A WOMAN’S trial over allegations she tried to smuggle drugs to an inmate has been adjourned by another three months after revelations she is still incapacitated from being shot earlier this year. Wendy Smith was one of four people shot on March 10 d
Visit to embassy for rap and poetry contestants
ON Monday, the winners of the “Youth Expression Against Drugs” essay, rap and poetry competition and representatives from the Bahamas National Drug Council visited the US Embassy for a special tour and discussions with US Charg� d’Affaires John Dinkelman.
Concern over rise of drug shipments at airport
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade expressed concern yesterday over the growing use of the Lynden Pindling International Airport as a transshipment point for dangerous drugs.
Six held in major drugs swoop
POLICE swooped on a sailboat loaded with suspected cocaine in what was reported last night as a major drug bust.
Huge increase in marijuana plant seizures
POLICE marijuana seizures increased last year compared to 2013, however there was a decrease in the amount of cocaine seized during the same time period, according to the latest drug statistics.
U.S. man says visitors gave him marijuana, judge gives him fine
AN American caught trying to travel with marijuana that he claimed was given to him by other visitors while staying at a local resort was fined $500 yesterday.
Wholesalers in ‘drug shortage’ warning to PHA
Top Bahamian pharmaceutical distributors have warned the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) that the “extraordinarily unrealistic” order volumes in its latest procurement tender will likely create “drug shortages”.
Cocaine conviction thrown our on appeal
THE Court of Appeal has thrown out a local pilot’s cocaine conviction and three-year sentence.
Man held over drugs find
A MAN was arrested on Tuesday for drug possession, police said.
Corrections Officer arrested for marijuana possession at prison
AN OFFICER from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after being arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday at the prison.
Drugs and ammunition found in apartment
POLICE in Bimini discovered drugs and ammunition inside an apartment in the Alice Town settlement.