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Bags with cocaine found on boat in the Exumas
A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified about discovering three bags with suspected cocaine on a vessel captained by a Dominican and Colombian national in the Exuma chain last year.
$400 fine over marijuana
A 44-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars after police found more than five ounces of marijuana in his home last year.
Man convicted of rape
A 28-YEAR-OLD Abaco man was convicted of rape and other serious offences yesterday at the Grand Bahama Supreme Court.
PETER YOUNG: When we need help there’s one friend ready to dive in from the off
HOW interesting, and even inspiring, it was to read the words last week of Britain’s Armed Forces Minister about assistance to Tonga following the massive undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami that had earlier hit this island state in the Pacific. He was referring to the arrival on the scene of a ship of the Royal Navy, HMS Spey, to help with disaster relief work.
Six on drugs charges
SIX men were taken to court yesterday to face charges in connection with two separate drug seizures that took place on Moore’s Island and Ragged Island last week.
Eleven more COVID deaths added to toll
ELEVEN COVID-19 deaths were reported over a three-day period according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, pushing the total number of reported deaths in the country up to 746.
Two on drug possession charge
TWO men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being found in possession of dangerous drugs by police.
$3m marijuana haul discovered on board boat
POLICE arrested three Bahamian men in the Ragged Island chain after they found $3m worth of suspected marijuana aboard their boat.
Man accused over drugs
A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being found in possession of dangerous drugs in his home.
Man denies drug possession charge
A MAN who previously pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply officially changed his plea in the Magistrate’s Court.
HMS Medway visits ahead of next hurricane season
THE Royal Navy’s HMS Medway is visiting The Bahamas ahead of the 2022 hurricane season.
Seized drugs have street value of $2m
POLICE have said the cocaine seized during a joint operation in Abaco earlier this week has a street value of $2m.
$400 fine over marijuana
A 28-year-old man who was found with over three ounces of marijuana earlier this week was ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars.
Homeless man jailed for punching two women
A HOMELESS Grand Bahama man who admitted to punching two women was convicted and sentenced yesterday to eight months in prison by a Freeport magistrate.
Cocaine haul seized on Abaco by officers
A SIGNIFICANT quantity of suspected cocaine has been seized by law enforcement officers.
Three women accused of smuggling drugs
THREE women accused of smuggling drugs and other items into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Rastfarian leader is ‘hopeful’ on legislation
A LOCAL Rastafarian leader said while he has not yet met with any Davis administration official regarding cannabis legislation, he is hopeful his community’s sacramental rights will be given legal protection.
Jailed for stealing $40 of tools
A 48-year-old man was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to stealing over $40 worth of tools from a local department store.
From remand to jail after prison officers find marijuana
A SENIOR magistrate yesterday sentenced a man who was on remand to eight months behind bars after he was found with 1.5 ounces of marijuana by prison officers last year.
Scheme to cut down on drugs at prison
THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday launched a pilot electronic inmate visitation programme in a move officials say will crack down on contraband and drug smuggling at the prison, among other things.