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Sky high: Taking flight in the drug smuggling fight

The Caribbean is again becoming a popular route for cocaine smuggling. Alicia A Caldwell reports

'Smuggle drugs or be executed'

A BAHAMIAN found wandering on a South Florida beach told police he was forced to smuggle drugs into the US by a man who threatened to kill him if he refused. According to a report in

Witness: Police threatened me over statements

WHEN the drug trial of former Police Staff Association chairman Sonny Miller continued on Friday, a witness claimed he was threatened not to discuss his statements to police in court.

Jamaican woman begs for 'lenience' before drug smuggling sentence

A JAMAICAN woman begged a Magistrate for "lenience" before being sentenced to over a year in prison for smuggling over three pounds of drugs into the Bahamas inside of her abdomen.

Officer testifies in $1m drug trial

A POLICE officer testified yesterday in the drug trial of three men who were allegedly caught in waters off South Andros with more than $1m worth of marijuana.

$140k of cocaine found by officer in shipment box

A CUSTOMS officer discovered $140,000 worth of cocaine in a shipment box addressed to a man who was wanted by police for more than a year, a court was told.

Man held over murder, four more for drugs

AN Eight Mile Rock man was arrested in connection with a murder, and four others were taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of illegal drugs in the Freeport area, police reported on Tuesday.

Two arrested over drugs find

TWO men are in police custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs on Saturday.

Bahamians arrested after speedboat carrying drugs and cash stopped

TWO Bahamian men were arrested after US Coast Guard officials discovered a large quantity of marijuana and cash aboard a speedboat about ten miles northwest of Bimini.

Man accused of owning dangerous drugs

By LAMECH JOHNSON

Two women arrested after drugs found at airport

Two women, one from Amsterdam and the other from Jamaica, are in custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs at the Lynden Pindling airport on Friday.

Man bailed in drugs and firearm case

A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for drug and firearm related charges.

$15k bail granted in assault rifle case

A MAN was granted a combined bail of $15,000 yesterday after being found in possession of a prohibited assault rifle and 33 lbs of drugs.

Abaco man accused in $250k cocaine bust

AN Abaco man was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a $250,000 cocaine drug bust in the Family Island last week.

Man allegedly found with a loaded gun and drugs in his house granted bail

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun and drugs in his house last week.

American man sentenced to 30 months in prison on possession of $75k worth of hemp

AN American male was sentenced to two and half years in prison yesterday after admitting to having over $75,000 worth of marijuana in his airport luggage last Sunday.

US woman among three held after drug find

POLICE arrested three people on Saturday—including an American woman—in two separate instances for drug possession. A man and a woman were taken into custody following the seizure of a large amount of marijuana. Around 1am Saturday, officers assign

Drugs and gun arrest after chase

AN Abaco man who led police on a chase was arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of dangerous drugs and an illegal firearm on the weekend.

Boys arrested after 'dangerous drugs' found at high school

POLICE took three boys into custody after finding a small quantity of “dangerous drugs” at a high school in New Providence Thursday.

Man claims he was arrested trying to turn in drugs

A MAN who claimed he was arrested after trying to turn in $20,000 worth of cocaine that he found on a beach was on Friday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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